Eurowings A319 near Nuremberg on Feb 23rd 2020, technical problems
Last Update: February 26, 2020 / 15:12:23 GMT/Zulu time
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
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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