Incident: Qanot Sharq A320 near Merzifon on Aug 26th 2024, loss of cabin pressure

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Incident: Qanot Sharq A320 near Merzifon on Aug 26th 2024, loss of cabin pressure

By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Aug 27th 2024 17:41Z, last updated Tuesday, Aug 27th 2024 17:41Z

A Qanot Sharq Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration UK32031 performing flight HH-572 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Samarkand (Uzbekistan) with 170 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 70nm northwest of Ankara (Turkey) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Merzifon (Turkey) where the aircraft landed without further incident.

The airline reported the aircraft lost cabin pressure due to a technical fault and diverted to the military Airport of Merzifon, where the aircraft landed safely. Passengers and crew were taken to hotels while engineers are checking the aircraft. A replacement aircraft is being dispatched.

Reader Comments: (the comments posted below do not reflect the view of The Aviation Herald but represent the view of the various posters)

By ADS on Wednesday, Aug 28th 2024 17:01Z

presumably because of a lack of low level ADS-B coverage around the airport ... tracking sites haven't picked up that the aircraft diverted to Merzifon

By (anonymous) on Wednesday, Aug 28th 2024 06:43Z

Well excuse me, Sys 1 Fail + Syst 2 Fail and Manual Fail, sounds like the outflow valve iced up or some insulation blanket got caught in the gap. I hope the airline is transparent about the cause.

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