Full Narrative
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
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This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.
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