DCA19WA217

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Cape Town, South Africa · August 20, 2019

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 20, 2019, 18:35 local (18:35 UTC)
Place
Cape Town, South Africa
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
ZS-JRMBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100287

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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.

Pressure/environ sys malf/failEnroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 116 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The CAA of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on August 20, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAA of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the CAA of South Africa.

Aircraft

Registration
ZS-JRM
Reported as
Boeing 737 (400)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport