Germanwings A319 near Prague on Mar 24th 2013, unreliable airspeed

Last Update: March 26, 2013 / 18:52:08 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Germanwings

Flight number
LH-2141

Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia

Destination
Stuttgart, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AKNN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Germanwings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AKNN performing flight LH-2141 from Moscow Vnukovo (Russia) to Stuttgart (Germany) with 144 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL320 about 65nm west of Prague (Czech Republic) when the crew reported they had unreliable airspeed and decided to divert to Prague. During the approach the crew indicated they were expecting a normal landing but needed the emergency services on stand by. During final approach tower repeatedly reported the indicated airspeed shown on his radar screen, the aircraft touched down safely and a rather normal landing speed on runway 06 about 30 minutes after leaving FL320.

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWK reached Stuttgart with a delay of about 5 hours.

The incident aircraft was able to position out of Prague on Mar 26th and resumed service afterwards.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Germanwings

Flight number
LH-2141

Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia

Destination
Stuttgart, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AKNN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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