Nordica CRJ9 near Copenhagen on Aug 28th 2016, control problem

Last Update: August 29, 2016 / 23:31:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 28, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Nordica

Flight number
JP-7172

Destination
Tallinn, Estonia

Aircraft Registration
ES-ACG

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A Nordica Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Adria Airways, registration ES-ACG performing flight JP-7172 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Tallinn (Estonia), was enroute at FL370 about 10nm northwest of Copenhagen (Denmark) when the aircraft deviated 200 feet above assigned FL370, then began a descent towards Copenhagen, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 22L about 35 minutes later.

Passengers reported the aircraft began to badly shake, the crew subsequently announced the autopilot had failed and they would divert to Copenhagen.

The airline confirmed the aircraft landed in Copenhagen instead of Tallinn. The passengers were rebooked onto another flight the following day.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen 26 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 28, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Nordica

Flight number
JP-7172

Destination
Tallinn, Estonia

Aircraft Registration
ES-ACG

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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