Delta A320 near Myrtle Beach on Aug 22nd 2016, APU problem

Last Update: August 23, 2016 / 18:48:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-1183

Aircraft Registration
N327NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N327NW performing flight DL-1183 from Norfolk,VA to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 160 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Norfolk when the crew stopped the climb at FL230 due to problems with the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and worked the related checklists. About 20 minutes later the crew decided to divert to Myrtle Beach,SC (USA) where the aircraft landed safely about 25 minutes after the decision to divert.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4 hours, then continued the flight and reached Atlanta with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-1183

Aircraft Registration
N327NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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