ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277215
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 2022 |
| Time: | 12:08 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-27A (PCF) |
| Owner/operator: | DHL Aero Expreso |
| Registration: | HP-2010DAE |
| MSN: | 29610/904 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | north of San José -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
DHL flight 216, a Boeing 757-27A(PCF), returned to land at San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO).
The aircraft took off from SJO at 11:51 UTC, bound for Guatemala City. About 12:08 UTC, while passing FL330 in the climb, the flight crew elected to turn back. Mayday was declared at 12:13 UTC. A safe landing was performed at SJO at 12:37 UTC.
During his mayday call, the pilot stated that they were on a heading for TOMAS, 2 persons aboard, 2 hours' fuel load, and hazardous cargo was lithium batteries. Following the safe landing, the pilot confirmed to GRND at 12:38 UTC that everything was fine following the total loss of cabin pressure at cruise altitude, and that no structural issues were encountered. He also stated that the lithium batteries were apparently not the cause of the incident.
The occurrence aircraft resumed service about a day after the incident.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hp-2010dae#2b4667ff
https://www.liveatc.net/archive.php?m=mroc
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 2022 | HP-2010DAE | DHL Aero Expreso | 0 | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |  |
unk |
| 7 April 2022 | HP-2010DAE | DHL Aero Expreso | 0 | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2022 08:03 | harro | Added |
| 08-Apr-2022 08:06 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2022 09:00 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2022 09:43 | mecheverria | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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