Malta A320 near Malta on Jun 6th 2018, weather radar problem
Last Update: June 6, 2018 / 20:41:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-186
Departure
Malta, Malta
Destination
Cagliari, Italy
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then departed again and reached Cagliari with a delay of 2:40 hours.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Malta due to an issue with the weather radar. The aircraft was repaired and departed again.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-186
Departure
Malta, Malta
Destination
Cagliari, Italy
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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