China Southern A321 at Shenzhen on Jul 16th 2012, tyre pressure fault

Last Update: July 19, 2012 / 22:56:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CZ-3160

Destination
Shenzhen, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6317

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A China Southern Airbus A321-100, registration B-6317 performing flight CZ-3160 from Beijing to Shenzhen (China), was approaching Shenzhen when the crew observed a low tyre pressure indication prompting the crew to request emergency services on stand by and to perform a low approach to have the tyres checked from the ground, no anomaly was detected from the ground. The aircraft subsequently entered a holding to burn off fuel for about one hour and landed safely.

The airline confirmed a tyre pressure indication, the indication was identified false and said the aircraft underwent engineering examination and resumed service the following day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CZ-3160

Destination
Shenzhen, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6317

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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