Dan A319 at Bacau on Dec 2nd 2025, GPS failures, 4nm off localizer

Last Update: January 23, 2026 / 20:07:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 2, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Dan Air

Flight number
DN-402

Departure
London Luton, United Kingdom

Destination
Bacau, Romania

Aircraft Registration
YR-URS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

Airport
Bacău Airport, Bacău

Airport ICAO Code
LRBC

A Dan Air Airbus A319-100, registration YR-URS performing flight DN-402 (dep Dec 1st) from London Luton,EN (UK) to Bacau (Romania), was descending towards Bacau when the crew repeatedly received ECAM messages "NAV GPS 1 and 2 FAULT". Although a high precision approach was available the crew found themselves 4nm to the right of the localizer and attempted to regain LOC and GS but received an EGPWS TERRAIN message. The aircraft climbed to FL110, requested vectors to intercept the final approach and landed safely on runway 34 about 25 minutes after aborting the first approach.

Romania's SIAA opened an investigation into the occurrence rated a serious incident.

Metars:
LRBC 020200Z 00000KT 8000 OVC013 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 020130Z 00000KT 8000 OVC013 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 020100Z 00000KT 9999 OVC013 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 020030Z 00000KT 9999 OVC014 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 020000Z 02002KT 5000 -DZ BR OVC014 06/06 Q1021=
LRBC 012330Z 35001KT 5000 -DZ BR OVC014 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 012300Z 00000KT 5000 -RA BR OVC013 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 012230Z 00000KT 8000 OVC013 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 012200Z 00000KT 8000 OVC013 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 012130Z 04003KT 8000 OVC012 06/05 Q1021=
LRBC 012100Z 02003KT 350V050 8000 BKN011 OVC014 06/05 Q1021=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 2, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Dan Air

Flight number
DN-402

Departure
London Luton, United Kingdom

Destination
Bacau, Romania

Aircraft Registration
YR-URS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

Airport
Bacău Airport, Bacău

Airport ICAO Code
LRBC

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