Frontier A20N near Las Vegas on Mar 20th 2018, navigation computer issue

Last Update: March 20, 2018 / 23:05:19 GMT/Zulu time

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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

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration N318FR performing flight F9-429 from Denver,CO to Reno,NV (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 280nm northnortheast of Las Vegas,NV (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Las Vegas due to a problem with one of the navigation computers. The aircraft landed safely in Las Vegas about 45 minutes later.

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
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N318FR
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A20N
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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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