Avianca A319 at Barranquilla on Aug 18th 2016, runway disappears on very short final
Last Update: August 19, 2016 / 23:10:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9524
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Barranquilla, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N557AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The airport reported a power glitch (overvoltage) occurred causing all airport electrical devices to drop offline until the emergency generator kicked in. The runway lights were down for about 10 seconds.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9524
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Barranquilla, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N557AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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