Ural A321 at Krasnojarsk and Ekaterinburg on Nov 1st 2020, dropped slide on departure

Last Update: November 5, 2020 / 07:46:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
U6-3918

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BCX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Ural Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BCX performing flight U6-3918 from Krasnojarsk to Ekaterinburg (Russia) with no passengers, 12 crew and a load of cargo, departed Krasnojarsk's runway 29, climbed to FL340 and FL360 and completed a seemingly uneventful flight with a safe landing on Ekaterinburg's runway 26R about 2:50 hours after departure.

Rosaviatsia reported the slide and hatch at door 3L was missing from the aircraft during a post flight inspection. Information from the airport Krasnojarsk indicated the slide had been recovered from the departure runway in Krasnojarsk. Rosaviatsia, Rostransnador as well as Ural's Transport Prosecutor opened investigations into the occurrence.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
U6-3918

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BCX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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