Boeing MD82 I-SMEB

Summary

On 28 May 2009 at about 05:49 local time, a Boeing MD82 registered I-SMEB, operated by Meridiana, was involved in an incident near Cagliari Airport, Italy. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 May 2009 at 05:49

Classification

Incident

Location

Cagliari Airport, Italy

Nearest airport

Cagliari Airport (LIEE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing MD82

Registration

I-SMEB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Meridiana

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cagliari Airport → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA09WA073

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 28, 2009, at 5:49 UTC, a Meridiana Boeing MD82, registration number I-SMEB, was not able to pressurize the cabin after take-off from Cagliari Airport, Italy. The automatic standby pressurization system was not operative before the flight and after takeoff the flight crew could not get the automatic primary pressurization system or the manual pressurization system to engage. The flight crew elected to return back to Cagliari Airport. They landed uneventfully with no damage to the airplane or injuries to the passengers. A crew and passenger count was not provided. The Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) Italy is investigating this event as a serious incident. The NTSB has appointed a non-traveling US Accredited Representative and both Boeing and the FAA have been notified. For more information on this event, you can go to the ANSV Italy website: http://www.ansv.it/En/Index.asp.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.