Wizz Malta A321 at Bucharest on Feb 26th 2026, problem with angle of attack sensors

Last Update: February 26, 2026 / 17:43:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air Malta

Flight number
W4-3005

Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
9H-WZC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321-200, registration 9H-WZC performing flight W4-3005 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to London Luton,EN (UK), was climbing out of Otopeni's runway 08R when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 and entered a hold, stating they were not declaring emergency. The crew later advised they had some indications regarding their angle of attack sensors, would burn off fuel and return to Bucharest, everything was good though. The aircraft landed safely on Otopeni's runway 08L about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Wizz Air Airbus A321-200 registration HA-LTA reached Luton with a delay of about 3.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Bucharest about 7 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air Malta

Flight number
W4-3005

Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
9H-WZC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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