Final Report B764 (N68061) en route Audincourt France, 23 Aug 2017

Final Report B764 (N68061) en route Audincourt France, 23 Aug 2017

Publication info
Author
STSB (Switzerland)
Category
Airworthiness Human Factors
Date of publication
25/05/2018

On 23 August, a Boeing 767-400ER which had departed Zurich for a transatlantic crossing experienced a problem with cabin pressurisation as the aircraft approached FL 100 and levelled off to run the applicable checklist. However, despite being unable to confirm that the pressurisation system was functioning normally, the climb was then re-commenced resulting in a recurrence of the same problem and a MAYDAY emergency descent from FL 200. The Investigation found that an engineer had mixed up which pressurisation system valve was to be de-activated before departure and that the flight crew decision to continue the climb had been risky.

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