DCA13WA042

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Genoa, Italy · January 23, 2013

Incident · Minor injuriesForeign investigation
Date
January 23, 2013, 09:47 local (09:47 UTC)
Place
Genoa, Italy
Injuries
2 minor, 97 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
EI-DCXBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
86079

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On 23 January 2013, at about 0947 UTC time, a Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCX, operated by RyanAir, declared an emergency and diverted into Genoa, Italy, after experiencing a pressurization problem on both systems. Two passengers sustained minor injuries and the airplane was not damaged. The investigation is being conducted by the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to the ANSV Italy at: ANSV Via Attilio Benigni n. 53, 00156 Roma Telefono 06/82078206 Fax 06/8273672 E-mail info@ansv.it

Aircraft

Registration
EI-DCX
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8AS)
Serial number
33569
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Ryan International Airlines Inc