Boeing 737 ZS-SJB

Summary

On 30 July 2012 at about 09:20 local time, a Boeing 737 registered ZS-SJB, operated by South African Airways PTY Limited, was involved in an incident near Johannesburg, South Africa. 145 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 2012 at 09:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

ZS-SJB

Operator

South African Airways PTY Limited

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA12WA120

Nobody was injured.

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 July 30, 2012, at approximately 0920 UTC, a Boeing 737-800, registration ZS-SJB, s/n 29249, operated by South African Airways, experienced a sudden decompression approximately one hour after takeoff. The cabin oxygen masks deployed from the overhead panels and the flight crew descended to FL100 after declaring an emergency. The flight continued to Johannesburg, South Africa, where it landed safely at 1049Z. None of the occupants onboard the aircraft were reported injured, and the aircraft sustained no damage. The investigation is being conducted by the South African Civil Aviation Authority. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the aircraft to assist the South Africa CAA's investigation. All inquiries should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accident Incident Investigation Division Ikhaya Lokundiza Building 16 Treur Close Waterfall Park Bekker Street Midrand www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.