Eurowings A321 in Dusseldorf on Sep 21st 2023, rejected takeoff due to NAV fault

Last Update: September 23, 2023 / 19:23:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-9642

Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany

Destination
Faro, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
D-AIDP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Eurowings Airbus A321-200, registration D-AIDP performing flight EW-9642 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Faro (Portugal) with 206 passengers and 7 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Dusseldorf's runway 23L when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed (about 75 knots over ground). The aircraft slowed safely and stopped briefly on the runway, the crew reported they had a NAV 1 fault indication. The aircraft returned to the apron.

The rotation was postponed to the next day, the passengers in Dusseldorf bound for Faro as well as the passengers in Faro bound for Dusseldorf were taken to hotels.

A replacement Airbus A321-200N registration D-AEEB reached Faro with a delay of about 15 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-9642

Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany

Destination
Faro, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
D-AIDP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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