Cebu Pacific A320 at Dumaguete on Apr 26th 2016, tree missing branches and leaves

Last Update: May 6, 2016 / 14:49:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5J-629

Aircraft Registration
RP-C3237

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Cebu Pacific Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration RP-C3237 performing flight 5J-629 from Manila to Dumaguete (Philippines), departed Manila's runway 13 and landed on Dumaguete's runway 09 for what appeared to be an uneventful flight.

The French BEA reported based on preliminary information by Philippine's AIB however, that a subsequent pilot inspection found branches and leaves embedded in the right hand main gear, the right main gear was leaking hydraulic fluid. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Philippines's AIB.

Metars Manila:
RPLL 260800Z 13011KT 090V170 9999 FEW025 SCT300 33/22 Q1008 NOSIG RMK A2977
RPLL 260700Z 14010KT 070V210 9999 FEW025 34/22 Q1008 NOSIG RMK A2977
RPLL 260600Z 12012KT 060V180 9999 FEW025 34/21 Q1008 NOSIG RMK A2977
RPLL 260500Z 14011KT 070V190 9999 FEW025 35/22 Q1009 NOSIG RMK A2980
RPLL 260400Z 13011KT 080V200 9999 FEW025 35/21 Q1010 NOSIG RMK A2983
RPLL 260300Z 13010KT 080V190 9999 FEW025 34/22 Q1011 NOSIG RMK A2985

Metars Dumaguete:
RPVD 260900Z 07006KT 9999 FEW015 SCT220 31/25 Q1007 RMK A2974
RPVD 260800Z 07008KT 9999 FEW015 SCT220 31/25 Q1007 RMK A2974
RPVD 260700Z 07010KT 9999 FEW015 SCT220 32/25 Q1007 RMK A2974
RPVD 260600Z 09010KT 9999 FEW015 BKN220 33/25 Q1008 RMK A2977
RPVD 260300Z 07008KT 9999 FEW015 BKN220 32/25 Q1010 RMK A2983
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5J-629

Aircraft Registration
RP-C3237

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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