Eurowings A319 near Nuremberg on Feb 23rd 2020, technical problems

Last Update: February 26, 2020 / 15:12:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 23, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-2006

Departure
Stuttgart, Germany

Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Eurowings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWY performing flight EW-2006 from Stuttgart to Berlin Tegel (Germany) with 124 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing through FL260 out of Stuttgart when the crew decided to divert to Nuremberg (Germany) where the aircraft landed safely on runway 28 about 25 minutes after the decision to divert. Fire fighters boarded the aircraft after landing.

One passenger reported the captain announced technical problems in flight. The seat neighbour reported seeing ice on the wings and engine nose cowl. The aircraft used lots of reverse thrust after touch down and "not much" brakes.

Another passenger reported an engine (V2524) failure due to icing, however, no explanation was given to the passengers. The aircraft approached the runway at very high speed. An army of fire trucks received the aircraft.

A third passenger reported there had been a technical defect on one of the engines prompted the diversion to Nuremberg. They continued to Berlin on "alternate means" (taxi) to reach their meetings the next morning.

All passengers complained about poor information policy by the airline.

The airline reported initially a technical defect, later stated the aircraft suffered a technical defect on one of the engines prompting the diversion. All passengers continued to Berlin via alternate transportation.

A similiar occurrence took place about one hour earlier, see Incident: Eurowings A319 near Nuremberg on Feb 23rd 2020, technical problems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 23, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-2006

Departure
Stuttgart, Germany

Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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