AirAsia X A333 near Kuala Lumpur on Feb 8th 2015, autothrust failure
Last Update: February 8, 2015 / 19:35:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia X
Flight number
D7-172
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
9M-XXG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration 9M-XXD is estimated to reach Jeddah with a delay of 7 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia X
Flight number
D7-172
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
9M-XXG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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