Wizz A320 over Romania on Feb 27th 2016, nose wheel steering fault
Last Update: February 29, 2016 / 14:12:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-2485
Departure
Budapest, Hungary
Destination
Tirgu Mures, Romania
Aircraft Registration
HA-LYU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
On Feb 29th 2016 the airline told The Aviation Herald that the crew received indication of a nose wheel steering fault and decided to return to Budapest. The passengers received refreshments and were taken to Tirgu Mures by a replacement aircraft.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration HA-LWE reached Tirgu Mures with a delay of 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 16 hours and resumed service the following morning.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-2485
Departure
Budapest, Hungary
Destination
Tirgu Mures, Romania
Aircraft Registration
HA-LYU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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