United A320 near Austin on May 15th 2016, cargo fire indication

Last Update: May 16, 2016 / 22:51:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1916

Aircraft Registration
N472UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A United Airbus A320-200, registration N472UA performing flight UA-1916 from Las Vegas,NV to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) with 136 people on board, was in a high level hold at FL310 about 80nm northwest of Houston and about 50nm eastnortheast of Austin,TX (USA) when the crew reported a cargo fire indication, activated the cargo fire suppression and diverted to Austin for a safe landing on runway 35R about 25 minutes later.

The airline reported there was no fire or smoke, a faulty switch was identified as cause of the indication.

A replacement A320-200 registration N408UA reached Houston with a delay of 8 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Austin 25 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N472UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-232
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1916

Aircraft Registration
N472UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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