Nesma A320 near Cairo on Apr 27th 2013, computer failure

Last Update: April 28, 2013 / 18:00:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 27, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NS-6112

Departure
Taba, Egypt

Destination
Nantes, France

Aircraft Registration
SU-NMC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Nesma Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration SU-NMC performing flight NS-6112 from Taba (Egypt) to Nantes (France) with 156 people on board, was enroute near Cairo when the crew reported the failure of their navigation computers and decided to divert to Cairo, where the aircraft landed safely.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration SU-NMA reached Nantes with a delay of 4.5 hours.

The incident aircraft was able to resume service the following day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 27, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NS-6112

Departure
Taba, Egypt

Destination
Nantes, France

Aircraft Registration
SU-NMC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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