Niki A321 over France on Apr 10th 2017, loss of communication
Last Update: April 13, 2017 / 20:36:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Niki
Flight number
HG-7765
Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LCK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A listener on frequencies reported that the crew no longer reacted to radio calls. A number of ATC Centers (Marseille, Nice, Geneva, Zurich) started to call the aircraft on various frequencies including the guard frequency, however, without success.
Germany's BFU reported on Apr 12th 2017, that they are not aware of the occurrence.
The airline confirmed on Apr 13th 2017, that the aircraft lost communication for about 15 minutes because the crew had tuned another frequency. After the loss of communication was observed, radio contact was re-established. The aircraft was not escorted by military aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Niki
Flight number
HG-7765
Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LCK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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