AirAsia Zest A320 at Cebu City on Dec 15th 2015, nose gear steering fault
Last Update: December 15, 2015 / 23:08:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia Zest
Flight number
Z2-763
Departure
Manila, Philippines
Destination
Cebu City, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C8988
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported the aircraft suffered a hydraulic problem resulting in the loss of nose wheel steering.
The airline denied a hydraulic problem but said there was a technical problem requiring the aircraft to be towed to the apron, the cause is still under examination.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Cebu City for 11 hours then departed for the return flight Z2-764 and reached Manila with a delay of 10:15 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia Zest
Flight number
Z2-763
Departure
Manila, Philippines
Destination
Cebu City, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C8988
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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