Lingus A320 near Cork on Dec 13th 2016, problem with navigation system
Last Update: December 13, 2016 / 20:46:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-778
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Lanzarote, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EI-DEN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical issue. The passengers were taken to hotels, the flight is estimated to depart the next day.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-778
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Lanzarote, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EI-DEN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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