Transat A313 near Glasgow on Sep 16th 2016, wing sensor problem
Last Update: September 16, 2016 / 22:17:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-183
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GFAT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4.5 hours, then departed again and is estimated to reach Toronto with a delay of 5.5 hours.
A passenger reported the crew announced a wing sensor problem forced them to return to Glasgow.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Glasgow due to a technical issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-183
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GFAT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
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