Hawaiian A21N over Pacific on Aug 11th 2025, backup air conditioning system failure

Last Update: August 12, 2025 / 17:09:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HA-59

Aircraft Registration
N226HA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N226HA performing flight HA-59 from Sacramento,CA to Kahului,HI (USA), was enroute at FL300 over the Pacific Ocean about 420nm westsouthwest of Oakland,CA (USA) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Oakland. The aircraft descended to FL220 and landed safely on Oakland's runway 30 about 2:15 hours after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft developed an issue with the backup air conditioning system, which is required for ETOPS operations more than 3 hours away from the nearest airport. While a replacement aircraft was dispatched to Oakland, the flight crew timed out, the flight was postponed to the next day as flight HA-1059.

A replacement Airbus A321-200N registration N227HA is estimated to reach Kahului with a delay of about 22.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Oakland about 22 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N226HA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A321-271N
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A21N
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HA-59

Aircraft Registration
N226HA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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