Vladivostok A320 near Irkutsk on Jul 19th 2012, autoflight system failure

Last Update: July 19, 2012 / 15:31:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 19, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
XF-4653

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BCG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Vladivostok Avia Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BCG performing flight XF-4653 from Irkutsk to Khabarovsk (Russia) with 144 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Irkutsk when the autopilot and autothrottle disconnected with a failure indication. The crew decided to return to Irkutsk for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.

East Siberia's Transport Prosecution Office reported a failure indication on the autoflight systems prompted the return to Irkutsk. A replacement aircraft departed with a delay of 10 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 19, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
XF-4653

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BCG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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