Frontier A20N near Las Vegas on Mar 20th 2018, navigation computer issue
Last Update: March 20, 2018 / 23:05:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-429
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Reno, United States
Aircraft Registration
N318FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then continued the flight and is estimated to reach Reno with a delay of 4 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced a navigational glitch, they were diverting to Las Vegas. The aircraft continued with a new crew after one of the computers had been replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-429
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Reno, United States
Aircraft Registration
N318FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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