TAROM AT42 at Timisoara on Oct 7th 2017, sensor problem
Last Update: October 9, 2017 / 23:54:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-606
Departure
Timisoara, Romania
Destination
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Aircraft Registration
YR-ATD
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42
ICAO Type Designator
AT42
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Timisoara due to a faulty sensor that controlled the status of the aircraft.
A replacement ATR-42-500 registration YR-ATB positioned to Timisoara, continued the flight and reached Bucharest with a delay of 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 6 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-606
Departure
Timisoara, Romania
Destination
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Aircraft Registration
YR-ATD
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42
ICAO Type Designator
AT42
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