Nepal A320 at Hong Kong on Apr 27th 2021, premature turn towards runway
Last Update: June 14, 2021 / 15:39:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-409
Departure
Kathmandu, Nepal
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline conducted an internal investigation and claimed a false localizer signal caused the premature turn.
Hong Kong's CAD stated a check of the localizer did not show any malfunction.
Following a notice by Hong Kong's CAD Nepal's CAAN (Civil Aviation Authority) is looking into the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-409
Departure
Kathmandu, Nepal
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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