Sky Express AT72 at Athens on Dec 22nd 2019, de-ice failure
Last Update: December 24, 2019 / 00:32:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sky Express
Flight number
GQ-260
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Kefallinia, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-SEV
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
LGAV
The airline reported a de-icing system failed prompting the return. Due to weather the aircraft needed to go around.
Initial reports had suggested an engine technical issue.
Metars:
LGAV 222320Z 16005KT 9999 FEW018TCU SCT030 14/10 Q0999 NOSIG=
LGAV 222250Z 18004KT 120V330 9999 VCTS FEW018CB SCT025 14/09 Q0999 NOSIG=
LGAV 222220Z 24005KT 9999 VCTS FEW018CB SCT025 14/08 Q0999 NOSIG=
LGAV 222150Z 25010KT 9999 FEW018TCU BKN025 14/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
LGAV 222120Z 25015G25KT 9000 -TSRA FEW010 FEW018CB BKN025 13/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
LGAV 222050Z 28021G35KT 5000 TSRA FEW010 FEW018CB BKN020 13/08 Q1001 NOSIG=
LGAV 222020Z 26017G30KT 9999 FEW010 FEW018TCU BKN025 17/14 Q1001 BECMG TSRA=
LGAV 221950Z 20021G31KT 9000 -RA FEW010 FEW018TCU BKN025 16/14 Q1000 RERA NOSIG=
LGAV 221920Z 19027G37KT 8000 -RA FEW018 BKN025 OVC070 16/13 Q1000 NOSIG=
LGAV 221850Z 19027G37KT 9999 -RA FEW018 SCT025 BKN070 17/13 Q1001 NOSIG=
LGAV 221820Z 18025G36KT 9999 -RA FEW018 SCT025 BKN070 17/12 Q1001 NOSIG=
LGAV 221750Z 19023G33KT 9999 FEW018 SCT030 BKN070 17/10 Q1002 NOSIG=
LGAV 221720Z 19028G39KT 9999 SCT030 17/10 Q1002 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sky Express
Flight number
GQ-260
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Kefallinia, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-SEV
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
LGAV
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