Created Thursday, Oct 6th 2022 16:14Z, last updated Wednesday, Jan 18th 2023 19:28Z
A Transavia Boeing 737-800, registration PH-HXB performing flight
HV-5801 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was enroute at FL350 about 40nm north of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25C about 30 minutes later.
The airline reported a technical fault that is being investigated, a loss of cabin pressure can neither be ruled out nor confirmed.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PH-HXK positioned to Frankfurt, resumed the flight and reached Tel Aviv with a delay of 9 hours.
Germany's BFU reported the aircraft was climbing through FL090 when the crew observed the cabin rate of climb increased and reached the maximum for about 2 seconds before returning to normal. The crew continued the climb and was enroute at FL350 when the crew observed the cabin altitude to increase, seconds later the cabin altitude warning sounded. The crew donned their oxygen masks, performed the related memory items and initiated the emergency descent about 105 seconds after the cabin altitude warning. The cabin altitude could not be controlled, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft diverted to Frankfurt for a safe landing. The BFU rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
