Aeroflot A333 at Moscow on Mar 5th 2020, navigation equipment failure

Last Update: March 5, 2020 / 20:29:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-520

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BMX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Aeroflot Airbus A330-300, registration VQ-BMX performing flight SU-520 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was climbing out of Sheremetyevo's runway 06R when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 due to a navigation equipment failure, possibly a failed sensor. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew was working the checklists to no avail, then returned to Sheremetyevo for a safe landing on runway 06L about 40 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration VQ-BPJ reached Dubai with a delay of 3 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 12 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-520

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BMX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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