United A320 near Austin on May 15th 2016, cargo fire indication
Last Update: May 16, 2016 / 22:51:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1916
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N472UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1916
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N472UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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