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Incident: Swift B734 near Cologne on Dec 22nd 2021

Created Thursday, Dec 23rd 2021 22:53Z, last updated Thursday, Dec 23rd 2021 22:53Z

Cologne Bonn Airport
File photo: Cologne Bonn Airport.

A Swiftair Boeing 737-400 on behalf of DHL, registration EC-NMK performing freight flight QY-8842 from Cologne (Germany) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Cologne when the crew stopped the climb at FL290 due to the problems with the cabin pressure and subsequently initiated an emergency descent to FL090 due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to and landed safely in Brussels about 50 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Brussels about 43 hours after landing back.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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