CAA A321 at Mbuji-Mayi on Apr 16th 2018, nose gear steering failure during backtrack
Last Update: April 18, 2018 / 22:03:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation
Flight number
BU-2311
Departure
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Registration
9S-ASB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The aircraft was towed to the apron and is still on the ground in Mbuji-Mayi due to a computer failure causing the loss of nose wheel steering.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation
Flight number
BU-2311
Departure
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Registration
9S-ASB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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