Zest A320 enroute on Jul 7th 2015, lost 6000 feet of altitude due to autopilot disconnection
Last Update: July 28, 2015 / 17:59:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia Zest
Flight number
Z2-885
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C8992
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Manila 3 weeks later.
On Jul 28th 2015 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin, that there were no injuries and the aircraft did not sustain any damage, when an autopilot disconnection with altitude change occurred in cruise flight. The occurrence was rated a serious incident, loss of control, and is being investigated by Philippines Accident Investigation Board.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia Zest
Flight number
Z2-885
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C8992
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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