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Japan is investigating an incident with a Boeing 737 due to cabin depressurization

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Japanese transport authorities began an investigation this Thursday Boeing 737 incident operated by the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) on the 22nd, the aircraft had to make

Japan is investigating an incident with a Boeing 737 due to cabin depressurization

Japanese transport authorities began an investigation this Thursday Boeing 737 incident operated by the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) on the 22nd, the aircraft had to make an emergency descent due to cabin depressurization.

The incident occurred on ANA Flight 372 between Nagasaki Airport (southwest of the country) and Chubu Airport (centre) when a malfunction occurred in the aircraft’s pressurization system. forced the pilot to descend from an altitude of 4500 meters to 3000, and deploy oxygen masks to passengers.

The plane was discovered the corresponding cabin pressure level after this reductionflew over Wakayama Prefecture and continued on its course before landing in Chubu as planned, state broadcaster NHK reported.

Boeing There were 104 passengers and crew on board. According to the same media, 11 of them said they felt discomfort after the incident, including dizziness and fatigue.

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National Transportation Safety Agency declared the incident “serious” that it may have caused the accident and has today launched an investigation to try to find out the cause.

ANA Airlines has made a request We apologize for the concern and inconvenience to its clients and expressed its readiness to fully cooperate in the investigation with the relevant authorities.

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American aviation company Boeing is involved in several investigations in the US about its responsibility for various accidents involving its aircraft in recent years, to which more incidents in different countries have been added in recent months, triggering a crisis at the company and putting the quality control of its products at the center of attention of the multinational corporation.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testified last week in the US Senate as part of these investigations and apologized to the families of the 346 relatives who died on Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines flights, Accidents in 2018 and 2019 due to design flaws in the 737 MAX models.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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