LATAM Chile B789 near Santiago on Jan 19th 2018, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: January 20, 2018 / 23:08:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-841

Aircraft Registration
CC-BGC

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A LATAM Chile Boeing 787-900, registration CC-BGC performing flight LA-841 from Santiago to Easter Island (Chile), was enroute at FL360 over the Pacific Ocean about 550nm west of Santiago when the crew descended the aircraft to FL310 and decided to return to Santiago due to beginning problems with the cabin pressure. The aircraft subsequently descended to FL220 and landed safely back at Santiago about 90 minutes after turning around.

A replacement Boeing 787-900 registration CC-BGG reached the Easter Island with a delay of about 6.5 hours.

A passenger reported more than an hour into the flight cabin pressure problems prompted the return to Santiago.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Santiago about 28 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-841

Aircraft Registration
CC-BGC

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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