AirAsia A320 at Langkawi on Dec 30th 2019, APU fire indications
Last Update: January 2, 2020 / 14:39:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-9327
Departure
Langkawi, Malaysia
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-AGU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200N registration 9M-RAP reached Kuala Lumpur with a delay of about 8.5 hours.
On Dec 31st 2019 AirAsia reported the aircraft returned to Langkawi due to a technical issue.
Following a number of exchanges with the press offices the press office stated that there had been no smoke in the cabin and added following statement on Jan 2nd 2020: "The Captain decided to implement evacuation procedure as a precautionary measure based on the technical issue identified in flight. At no time was the safety of guests and crew compromised at any time."
On Jan 2nd 2020 The Aviation Herald learned, that an APU fire indication had occurred in flight prompting the diversion to Langkawi. The indication ceased but re-occurred after landing, which then resulted in the emergency evacuation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-9327
Departure
Langkawi, Malaysia
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-AGU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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