A Delta Air Lines flight carrying 174 passengers and six crew members dropped roughly 27,000 feet in about 10 minutes following an unexpected cabin pressurization issue, forcing an emergency diversion to Las Vegas in an experience one passenger described as “pretty traumatic.”
The Boeing 737-900ER was traveling from Los Angeles International Airport to Salt Lake City on September 6 when the system failed. Air traffic control recordings captured the cockpit crew initiating the emergency maneuver.
