Iberia A346 over Atlantic on Nov 23rd 2013, unreliable airspeed
Last Update: March 28, 2014 / 21:05:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6585
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
EC-LEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
The Aviation Herald was told, that the aircraft was enroute at FL370 over the Atlantic Ocean when the autoflight systems disconnected and a stall and an overspeed warning occurred at the same time. The crew reverted to pitch/power settings, restored normal indications while working the checklists and continued the flight to Bogota. Maintenance did not find any malfunction of the air data system or other aircraft system.
Iberia confirmed an incident occurred during the flight, which is being investigated, the investigation also involves Airbus. Due to the investigation no further details can be told. The spokeswoman annotated that the information, The Aviation Herald received and cross checked with Iberia, is not entirely accurate but due to the ongoing investigation she was not permitted to point out which part of the information was not entirely accurate.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6585
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
EC-LEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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