Alitalia A321 at Rome on May 8th 2012, loss of nose wheel steering
Last Update: May 8, 2012 / 13:49:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2012
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-1776
Departure
Palermo, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-IXV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Passengers reported, while waiting for the tow truck the crew explained the gear doors had not closed and the nose wheel steering had failed.
The incident aircraft is still on the ground in Rome (standing 13:45Z, 6 hours after landing).
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2012
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-1776
Departure
Palermo, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-IXV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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