Volaris A320 at Mexico City on Aug 13th 2018, flight control problem

Last Update: August 14, 2018 / 22:09:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-773

Departure
Mexico City, Mexico

Destination
Tijuana, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
N523VL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Volaris Airbus A320-200, registration N523VL performing flight Y4-773 from Mexico City to Tijuana (Mexico), was climbing out of Mexico City when the crew reported flight control problems and requested to enter a hold. The crew stopped the climb at FL220 maintaining low speed (estimated 220 KIAS or less), worked the related checklists and subsequently assessed the weather conditions of airports around. The crew decided to divert to Guadalajara (Mexico) due to the better weather conditions and landed safely on Guadalajara's runway 28 (length 4000 meters/13120 feet) at a rather normal speed about 2:10 hours after departure.

A replacement A320-200N registration N533VL reached Tijuana with a delay of about 4 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-773

Departure
Mexico City, Mexico

Destination
Tijuana, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
N523VL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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