On 17 October 2023 a Boeing 737-800 passing FL130 after departing Manchester received a cabin pressurisation warning, and the crew recognised that both engine air bleeds were off. After correcting this, climb was continued without donning oxygen masks until an air conditioning pack fault occurred, which prompted the operator to request a return which was uneventful. The bleeds-off condition had arisen after maintenance and had then not been recognised at release to service or during crew preflight checks.
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On 17 October 2023 a Boeing 737-800 (G-TAWD) operated by TUI Airways on an international passenger flight from Manchester to Kos Airport, Greece, was in the climb at FL130 in unspecified day flying conditions when a cabin altitude warning was activated. Pressurisation was initiated by selecting the engine bleeds on but the corresponding checklist was not actioned. The cabin remained above 10,000 feet for over 40 minutes without flight crew use of supplemental oxygen until an air conditioning pack fault after further climb then led to an air turnback on request from the aircraft operator.
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