Germanwings A319 at London on Jun 23rd 2014, flaps control problems
Last Update: June 25, 2014 / 21:36:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-460
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
D-AGWX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWW reached London with a delay of 4 hours.
A passenger reported that on approach to London the aircraft entered a holding pattern. A few minutes later the captain announced that there was a malfunction of one of two computers controlling the flaps extension, the malfunction could only be fixed in Hamburg. After landing a replacement aircraft was ready to depart.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-460
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
D-AGWX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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