Air Asia A320 near Da Nang on Sep 13th 2015, airframe vibrations
Last Update: September 14, 2015 / 21:56:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-136
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
9M-AFZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 8.5 hours, then continued the flight and reached Hong Kong with a delay of 9 hours.
A passenger, frequent traveller and well acquainted with turbulence encounters, reported that enroute airframe vibrations started that were not consistent with turbulence. The vibrations worsened and it felt like the aircraft entered a roller coaster. Immediately after the roller coaster the crew announced they were diverting to Da Nang. Due to immigration issues they had to stay on board of the aircraft while maintenance worked. The crew subsequently announced that a part had been replaced, they were now waiting for the final paperwork and would depart in about 30 minutes. Another 30 minutes later a similiar announcement was made. Finally passengers were permitted to disembark into the terminal waiting lounge. Eventually the aircraft was cleared to depart again, the passengers embarked and the aircraft continued to Hong Kong, still encountering unusual airframe vibrations. There was no information provided as to the cause of the vibrations.
Radar data suggest the aircraft encountered altitude diversions of +/- 300 feet just prior to the decision to divert to Da Nang. Following maintenance and departure from Da Nang the aircraft did not climb above FL270.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Hong Kong for 16.5 hours before resuming service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-136
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
9M-AFZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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