Spirit A320 near Pensacola on May 10th 2025, autopilot failure

Last Update: May 13, 2025 / 17:32:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-2166

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N625NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N625NK performing flight NK-2166 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Orlando,FL (USA) with 182 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 40nm northnorthwest of Pensacola,FL (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Pensacola after the autopilot failed in a turbulence encounter causing the aircraft to deviate from its assigned flight level by about 500 feet. The aircraft landed safely on Pensacola's runway 17 about 35 minutes later.

A replacement A320 registration N637NK reached Orlando with a delay of about 4.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 34 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N625NK
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-232
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-2166

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N625NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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