Virgin Atlantic A339 over Atlantic on Dec 17th 2024, multiple system failures
Last Update: December 18, 2024 / 17:30:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-118
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VLDY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900
ICAO Type Designator
A339
A listener on frequency told The Aviation Herald, that the crew on HF radio reported the failure of their CPDLC and autopilot malfunctions. Later, with a company aircraft in VHF radio reach and able to communicate with engineering, the crew told they had Auto Flight Autopilot off, Flight Controls Alternate Law and Flight Controls Trim 1 and 2 ECAM messages. It appeared they needed to handfly a major distance over the Atlantic Ocean.
The aircraft is still on the ground in London about 34 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-118
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VLDY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900
ICAO Type Designator
A339
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