AirAsia India A320 near Varanasi on Apr 16th 2017, descended below cleared flight level, loss of separation
Last Update: May 4, 2017 / 15:40:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia India
Flight number
I5-768
Departure
Bagdogra to Delhi, India
Destination
FL340 near Varanasi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-JRT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IEW performing flight 6E-398 from Delhi to Bagdogra (India), was enroute at FL330 near Varanasi, the crew received a TCAS traffic advisory.
I5-768 continued the descent to FL320, both aircraft continued to their destinations for safe landings.
India's Accident Investigation Board reported the separation reduced to less than 5nm, rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
AirAsia India
Flight number
I5-768
Departure
Bagdogra to Delhi, India
Destination
FL340 near Varanasi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-JRT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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