Allegiant MD83 near Orlando on Jun 25th 2015, wasp in sensor
Last Update: June 25, 2015 / 19:21:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Allegiant Air
Flight number
G4-894
Departure
Saint Petersburg, United States
Destination
Niagara Falls, United States
Aircraft Registration
N881GA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
A replacement MD-83 registration N866GA reached Niagara Falls with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The airline reported the crew diverted because of a sensor that was malfunctioning because of a wasp. The problem would not have prevented the continuation of the flight to destination, it was an operation decision to divert to Sanford as there were no maintenance engineers available in Niagara Falls.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Allegiant Air
Flight number
G4-894
Departure
Saint Petersburg, United States
Destination
Niagara Falls, United States
Aircraft Registration
N881GA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
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