An Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-100, registration
OE-LBA performing flight OS-507 from Vienna (Austria) to Milan Malpensa
(Italy), had just levelled off at cruise FL340 about 45nm southsoutheast of
Salzburg (Austria) over the central Alps (and near Grossglocker (height
3798 meters MSL/12,457 feet MSL), when the crew initiated an emergency
descent after being unable to maintain the cabin pressure. The aircraft
descended to FL160, subsequently turned around and returned to Vienna for a
safe landing on Vienna's runway 34 about 70 minutes after leaving FL340.
The airline told Austrianwings that the crew received an ECAM
message that the cabin pressure could not be maintained, the crew initiated
a descent to a lower altitude in accordance with procedures and returned
the aircraft to Vienna. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 7.5 hours, then
returned to service.
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