Air China A332 at Chengdu on Oct 16th 2016, left is where the thumb is right

Last Update: October 18, 2016 / 18:11:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-4401

Destination
Lhasa, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6072

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air China Airbus A330-200, registration B-6072 performing flight CA-4401 from Chengdu to Lhasa (China), was instructed to turn left heading 330 and cleared for takeoff from Chengdu's runway 20L, however turned right onto heading 330 after becoming airborne. No conflict with traffic on runway 20R arose however, the tower controller issued vectors to return the aircraft onto the planned flight path. The aircraft continued to Lhasa for a safe landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-4401

Destination
Lhasa, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6072

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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