Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DCA10WA060

Aircraft #1

SE-RHX

BOEING 737

Analysis

On May 8, 2010, a Boeing 737-800, Swedish registration SE-RHX, operated by Viking Airlines, experienced a decompression while enroute from Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt, to Manchester, UK. The flight diverted to Vienna, Austria. There were no injuries. The Austrian Air Investigation Branch delegated the investigation to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (www.aaib.gov.uk).

Factual Information

On May 8, 2010, a Boeing 737-800, Swedish registration SE-RHX, operated by Viking Airlines, experienced a decompression while enroute from Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt, to Manchester, UK. The flight diverted to Vienna, Austria. There were no injuries. The Austrian Air Investigation Branch delegated the investigation to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the AAIB's investigation under the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the state of manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Transport Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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