Flynas A320 near Dammam on May 6th 2018, dropped part of wing root fairing panel
Last Update: May 7, 2018 / 14:45:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Flynas
Flight number
XY-74
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
VP-CXE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported during the descent towards Damman a "thud noise" was heard which the passenger believed to have been an overhead locker or toilet door being slammed shut, another passenger indicated he had been asleep and woke up by the noise. After the passengers disembarked they noticed part of a panel was missing from the left hand wing root fairing.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 23 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Flynas
Flight number
XY-74
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
VP-CXE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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