Bukovina MD88 near Simferopol on Sep 11th 2012, both FMS systems failed

Last Update: October 31, 2012 / 23:33:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 11, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UR-4341

Aircraft Registration
UR-CIX

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

A Bukovina Aviation Enterprise McDonnell Douglas MD-88 on behalf of Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines, registration UR-CIX performing flight UR-4341 from Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) to Kiev Borispol (Ukraine), was enroute near Simferopol when both FMS systems failed and all FMS data were removed from the navigation displays. The crew switched to navigation based on inertial reference system positions and VOR indications and continued to Kiev for a safe landing.

Ukraine's Ministry of Transport reported in their monthly bulletin that maintenance detected oxidation of a plug type power connector that resulted in the removal of all FMS generated data from the navigation displays and the failure of both FMS onboard computers. The connector was cleaned and the aircraft returned to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 11, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UR-4341

Aircraft Registration
UR-CIX

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

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