Created Monday, Sep 16th 2024 11:19Z, last updated Friday, Sep 20th 2024 01:57Z
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N916DU performing flight
DL-1203 from Salt Lake City,UT to Portland,OR (USA) with 140 people on board, was climbing out of Salt Lake City's runway 16L when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to a cabin pressure warning. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 16R about 16 minutes after departure.
A passenger reported: "I noticed my ears were popping much more than normal upon takeoff. A few minutes after departure, there was a rapid level off and possible descent. ... We landed no more than 10 minutes later, obviously overweight with a hard landing and heavy braking. My ears were popping the entire time and some children behind me were screaming in pain. After a few minutes ... we taxied back to a gate where paramedics came on board where they attended to multiple people with apparent ear pain. I heard that multiple people were taken to the hospital. A replacement plane was provided with the same crew a few hours later."
Another passenger reported a collegue had blood coming out of the ears, which turned out to be ruptured eardrums. About 10-15 passengers were taken to a hospital.
The airline reported the aircraft was unable to pressurize the cabin, the passenger oxygen masks did not deploy. A number of passengers were met by paramedics after landing.
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N807DN reached Portland with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The airline later reported during flight
DL-1203 of Sep 15th 2024 at an altitude of 10,000 feet the crew had been unable to control the cabin pressure and apologized.
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