Cathay Dragon A320 at Hong Kong on Jan 13th 2019, navigation problems

Last Update: January 15, 2019 / 22:12:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KA-454

Aircraft Registration
B-HSN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Cathay Dragon Airbus A320-200, registration B-HSN performing flight KA-454 from Hong Kong (China) to Kaohsiung (Taiwan), was climbing out of Hong Kong's runway 07R when upon contacting departure the crew requested vectors, they were unable to follow the standard departure route, they intended to maintain runway heading for now. The aircraft climbed to 7000 feet, after working checklists the crew decided to return to Hong Kong. The crew indicated in case of a missed approach they were unable to follow the missed approach procedure and needed vectors. The aircraft landed safely on Hong Kong's runway 07L about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration B-HSD reached Kaohsiung with a delay of 3:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Hong Kong for about 26.5 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KA-454

Aircraft Registration
B-HSN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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