Wizzair A320 near London on Aug 22nd 2015, unreliable airspeed
Last Update: August 31, 2015 / 15:33:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-1610
Departure
London Luton, United Kingdom
Destination
Gdansk, Poland
Aircraft Registration
HA-LYD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported the crew announced a problem with the instrumentation as cause of their return.
The aircraft remained on the ground 2:50 hours, then departed again and reached Gdansk for a safe landing with a delay of 2:50 hours.
On Aug 31st 2015 The Aviation Herald learned, that a large insect had been removed from the left pitot tube while the aircraft was on the ground at Luton after the return.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-1610
Departure
London Luton, United Kingdom
Destination
Gdansk, Poland
Aircraft Registration
HA-LYD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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