Azul A20N at Sao Paulo on May 16th 2022, flight controls problem

Last Update: May 24, 2022 / 17:22:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 16, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-2912

Departure
Natal, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRR performing flight AD-2912 from Natal,RN to Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP (Brazil) with 164 passengers and 6 crew, was descending towards Viracopos Airport when the crew received an ECAM fault message for the secondary flight controls. The aircraft stopped the descent at 8000 feet and entered a hold while the crew worked the related checklists and subsequently continued for a safe landing on Viracopos' runway 33 about 35 minutes after levelling off at 8000 feet.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the crew received an ECAM message from the secondary flight surfaces command system.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 16, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-2912

Departure
Natal, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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