Summary
- An Air Canada Rouge Airbus 320 experienced cabin depressurization and had to return to Punta Cana.
- A defective outflow valve on the aircraft caused the incident.
- Alaska Airlines flight 1282 also experienced cabin depressurization several days later due to losing a deactivated mid-aft door.
An Air Canada Rouge Airbus 320, registered C-GFCI, failed to pressurize its cabin and had to return to the airport about 40 minutes after departure. The A320 was operating as flight AC1795 from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic to Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The flight declared Mayday in the process, ensuring emergency services were standing by at Punta Cana, as reported by the Transport Safety Board of Canada. The flight landed in Punta Cana safely afterward without any damage to the plane or injuries.
Details about the incident
The aircraft was about 10,000 feet out of Punta Cana’s…
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