Malta A320 at Geneva on Sep 2nd 2023, we lost our automation, twice
Last Update: September 5, 2023 / 10:42:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-483
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2:15 hours, then departed again but this time stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to the same problem. The aircraft again returned to Geneva's runway 04 about 20 minutes after second departure. The flight was cancelled.
The aircraft remained on the ground for 44 hours before departing again for flight KM-483 of Sep 4th 2023.
A passenger reported the crew announced they had lost their automation on first departure and returned to Geneva, the passengers were kept on board, the aircraft departed again about 2.5 hours after landing back, the crew announced they had the same problem again, the aircraft returned a second time.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-483
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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