Edelweiss A320 near Zurich on Jun 25th 2012, brakes problem

Last Update: June 25, 2012 / 10:54:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 25, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WK-439

Aircraft Registration
HB-IHX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Edelweiss Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IHX performing flight WK-439 from Skopje (Macedonia) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 126 people on board, was on initial approach to Zurich when the crew reported problems with the wheel brakes and requested the longer runway 16 instead of 14. Further into the approach the crew reported that the problem appeared to be solved however they still requested runway 16 as a precaution. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 16 with emergency services on standby about 25 minutes later, vacated the runway with the crew reporting normal braking and taxied to the apron.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IHX
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Certification Basis
Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-214
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Minimum Crew
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 25, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WK-439

Aircraft Registration
HB-IHX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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