Airbus Updates No.906

Airbus A319  -112  1283     EI-DEZ  MeridianaFly  ferried 19jan13 AHO-MPL on return to lessor  ex D-ANDE
 Airbus A319  -112  1305     EI-DFA  MeridianaFly  ferried 19jan13 VRN-MPL on return to lessor  ex D-ANDI
 Airbus A319  -112  2628      D-AKNU  germanwings  ferried 21jan13 STR-OSR for paint into new cs  ex D-AVWB
 Airbus A319  -131  2634     EI-EXZ  BBAM / Fly Leasing  ferried 19jan13 SAW-DUB after storage   ex VT-KFI
 Airbus A319  -132  2976     D-AGWC  germanwings  ferried 21jan13 OSR-CGN after paint into new cs  ex D-AVYX
 Airbus A319  -112  3245     HB-JOY  Belair  Air Berlin cs, ferried 21jan13 ZRH-NWI for paint into?   ex D-ABGH
Airbus A320  -214  1540     EC-HTC  Iberia  ferried 22jan13 MAD-CHR for paint, for Iberia Express   ex F-WWIU
 Airbus A320  -214  1931     OE-LOD  Austrian Airlines  at MUC 22jan13 in basic Air Berlin cs prior delivery   ex D-ALTK
 Airbus A320  -232  2016     SP-HAD  Small Planet Polska  onward deliery 18jan13 OSR-WAW after paint  ex P4-SAS
Airbus A320  -214  5226     B-6965  Juneyao Airlines  delivery 18jan13 TSN-SHA  ex B-512L
 Airbus A320  -214  5416     B-LPI  Hong Kong Airlines  delivery 22-23jan13 XFW-AUH-HKG   ex D-AVVH
Airbus A320  -214  5442     RP-C3272  Cebu Pacific Air  delivery 18-19jan13 TLS-FJR-BKK-MNL   ex F-WWIK
 Airbus A321  -232  5435     B-6961  Air China  delivery 22jan13 XFW-OVB-PEK  ex D-AVZW
 Airbus A330  -322  120     EI-  I-Fly  for delivery mar13 ex MNL  ex D-AERK
 Airbus A330  -322  143     TC-OCC  Onur Air  ferried 20jan13 JED-LDE for storage  ex 9M-MKS
Airbus A330  -343  1374     HS-TBF  Thai International  delivery 17jan13 TLS-FRA for seat installation   ex F-WWYC

Airbus Updates No.899

Airbus A319  -112  1048     EI-DFP  MeridianaFly  ferried 09jan13 TRN-BUD on return to lessor   ex F-OHJV
 Airbus A319  -111  2387     N  Allegiant Air  ferried 14jan13 MLA-SEN, HB-reg for paint prior delivery  ex HB-JZN
 Airbus A319  -132  2976     D-AGWC  germanwings  ferried 13jan13 CGN-OSR for paint into new cs  ex D-AVYX
 Airbus A319  -111  5294     EI-IMV  Alitalia  delivery 15jan13 XFW-FCO  ex D-AVWB
Airbus A320  -212  421     PK-TAA  Indonesia Air Transport  delivery 12jan13 SIN-HLP, full cs, EI-reg  ex EI-DNP
 Airbus A320  -212  497     N997AG  ACG Acquisitions  FirstNation cs, ferried 12jan13 LOS-CMN-SEN after storage   ex 5N-FNC
 Airbus A320  -212  579     UR-DAI  Windrose Air  Aerosvit cs, in svc 02jan13 KBP-SZG-KBP after AOC-transfer   ex N181LF
 Airbus A320  -214  1059     EC-LUC  Iberia Express  ferried 10/16jan13 MAD-CHR-MAD for paint   ex EC-HAG
Airbus A320  -214  1530     EC-HTB  Iberia  ferried 15jan13 MAD-CHR for paint, for Iberia Express   ex F-WWIO
 Airbus A320  -232  1715     EI-EZN  MeridianaFly  ferried 12jan13 LIN-SNN on return to lessor  ex I-EEZN
 Airbus A320  -232  1723     EI-EZO  MeridianaFly  ferried 10jan13 FCO-SNN on return to lessor  ex I-EEZO
 Airbus A320  -214  1983     I-EEZF  MeridianaFly  ferried 04-05jan13 VRN-MCT-XSP prior delivery to Aer Lingus for LHR based Virgin Atlantic ops   ex F-WWDM
 Airbus A320  -214  2001     I-EEZG  MeridianaFly  ferried 04-05jan13 CTA-MCT-XSP prior delivery to Aer Lingus for LHR based Virgin Atlantic ops   ex F-WWBB
 Airbus A320  -232  2138     A7-ADH  Qatar Airways  ferried 16jan13 DOH-VIE-SNN for paint into new cs   ex F-WWBI
 Airbus A320  232  2288     A7-ADJ  Qatar Airways  ferried 16jan13 SNN-DOH after paint into new cs  ex F-WWBS
 Airbus A320  -232  2990     OE-IBO  GECAS  ferried 13jan13 RKT-OSR for paint, for SAS as OY-KAO   ex VT-INF
Airbus A320  -214  3056     9H-AEP  Air Malta  ferried 12jan13 MLA-SNN for paint into new cs  ex F-WWDV
 Airbus A320  -232  5433     9V-JSR  Jetstar  delivery 14jan13 TLS-AZI-SIN  ex F-WWIH
Airbus A321  -231  1366     SU-TCD  Almasria Universal Airlines   re-delivery** after mx 15jan13 PGF-CAI  ex EI-EUD
 Airbus A330  -223  343     N772RD  Ryan International  ferried 15jan13 RFD-MZJ on return to lessor  ex TC-ETP
 Airbus A330  -243  1375     B-5920  China Eastern  delivery 12jan13 TLS-PVG  ex F-WWYD

Airbus Updates No.569

Incident: US Airways A320 near Phoenix on Dec 15th 2011, flight crew member incapacitated

By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Dec 16th 2011 17:21Z, last updated Friday, Dec 16th 2011 17:21Z A US Airways Airbus A320-200, registration N676AW performing flight US-144 from San Diego,CA to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was enroute at FL330 over Phoenix,AZ (USA) when a pilot became incapacitated. The other pilot diverted the aircraft to Phoenix,AZ for a safe landing about 50 minutes later. The FAA reported a flight crew member became incapacitated. Incident: Lufthansa A320 near Moscow on Dec 16th 2011, engine shut down in flight By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Dec 16th 2011 14:56Z, last updated Friday, Dec 16th 2011 18:47Z A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIQE performing flight LH-1446 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) with 115 passengers, was on approach to Moscow descending through about 10,000 feet when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (CFM56) down. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Domodedovo's runway 14R about 12 minutes later at 17:20L (13:20Z). Russia's Rosaviatsia (Civil Aviation Authority) reported the aircraft arrived from Dusseldorf (with no aircraft from Dusseldorf due anywhere near that time), radar data however confirm the crew of flight LH-1446 squawked emergency. The right hand engine was shut down. The airline reported the left hand engine was shut down. Incident: Lufthansa A320 near Frankfurt on Dec 14th 2011, lightning strike By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Dec 16th 2011 21:09Z, last updated Friday, Dec 16th 2011 21:09Z A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIPZ performing flight LH-1458 from Franfurt/Main (Germany) to Saint Petersburg (Russia), was climbing through FL170 when the aircraft was struck by lightning. The crew decided to return to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25L about 50 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration D-AIQF reached Saint Petersburg with a delay of 2.5 hours. A passenger reported the aircraft was hit by lightning and returned to Frankfurt, where the passengers remained on board for about 2 hours before moving to the replacement aircraft. Incident: PIA A313 at Dubai on Dec 17th 2011, burning smell By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Dec 17th 2011 15:15Z, last updated Saturday, Dec 17th 2011 18:07Z A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration AP-BEU performing flight PK-212 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Islamabad (Pakistan), was climbing though FL230 out of Dubai when the crew reported a burning smell on board suspecting an engine problem and returned to Dubai for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure. Maintenance could not determine the cause of the smell, the engines were ground run satisfactorily. Maintenance finally found traces of oil in a forward galley oven which produced the smell when the oven was turned on. The aircraft was subsequently released for flight, departed Dubai and is estimated to reach Islamabad with a delay of 4:15 hours.   Incident: Finnair A343 near Helsinki on Dec 17th 2011, engine shut down in flight By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Dec 18th 2011 15:07Z, last updated Sunday, Dec 18th 2011 15:09Z A Finnair Airbus A340-300, registration OH-LQF performing flight AY-89 from Helsinki (Finland) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 250 passengers, was in the initial climb out of Helsinki's runway 04R when the crew needed to shut engine #4 (CFM56, outboard right) down. The aircraft levelled off at about 3500 feet MSL and returned to Helsinki for a safe landing on runway 04R about 45 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration OH-LQE reached Bangkok with a delay of 5.5 hours. The airline said the engine was shut down as a precaution due to an indication of a possible problem Incident: Aeroflot A332 at Moscow on Dec 18th 2011, nose gear steering failure By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Dec 19th 2011 17:02Z, last updated Monday, Dec 19th 2011 17:03Z An Aeroflot Airbus A330-200, registration VQ-BBE performing flight SU-896 from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), landed safely on Sheremetyevo's runway 07R with emergency services on standby following a nose gear steering failure. The aircraft had already suffered an incident in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on the previous flight, see Incident: Aeroflot A332 at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Dec 18th 2011, unsafe gear. Incident: Virgin Atlantic A346 near Rostov on Dec 19th 2011, hydraulic problems By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011 11:49Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011 11:49Z A Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-600, registration G-VNAP performing flight VS-300 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Delhi (India), was enroute at FL370 about 250nm eastsoutheast of Rostov-on-Don (Russia) when the crew reported hydraulic problems and decided to turn around and return to London Heathrow where the aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 27R about 4:10 hours later. The flight was subsequently cancelled. Incident: Condor A320 near Frankfurt on Dec 20th 2011, engine shut down in flight By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011 17:14Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011 17:14Z A Condor Airbus A320-200, registration D-AICC performing flight DE-2776 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Agadir (Morocco) with 142 passengers and 6 crew, had just reached cruise level 310 about 65nm southwest of Stuttgart (Germany) when the crew decided to shut an engine (CFM56) down as result of an abnormal indication. The aircraft returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25C about 50 minutes later. The airline said the engine was shut down as a precaution following an abnormal indication. Incident: Aeroflot A332 at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Dec 18th 2011, unsafe gear By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Dec 18th 2011 12:09Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011 17:53Z An Aeroflot Airbus A330-200, registration VQ-BBE performing flight SU-895 (dep Dec 17th) from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia) with 205 passengers and 10 crew, was on approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk when the crew received an unsafe indication for the nose gear. The crew aborted the approach, managed to receive a down and locked indication for all gear following an alternate gear extension and landed safely with the gear doors open. The aircraft was towed off runway. The airline initially hoped to get the aircraft ready for the return flight on schedule (scheduled ground time 3 hours), the aircraft departed for flight SU-896 with a delay of about 2.5 hours in the end and reached Moscow with a delay of 95 minutes. Rosaviatsia reported maintenance determined the indication was false. On Dec 20th 2011 the Far Eastern Prosecution Office reported that a nose gear sensor had iced up due to rain at Moscow and temperatures below freezing in flight. The office emphatically rejected media reports of a crash or crash landing, that were published throughout Russia. Incident: Germanwings A319 near Cologne on Dec 20th 2011, unruly passenger By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Dec 21st 2011 16:01Z, last updated Wednesday, Dec 21st 2011 16:01Z A Germanwings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWC performing flight 4U-948 from Cologne (Germany) to Belgrade (Serbia) with 147 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Cologne when a female passenger started shouting offenses and moved uncoordinated/uncontrolled. Cabin crew attempted to calm the passenger down, however, when the passenger refused to comply with instructions the captain decided also considering the uncoordinated/uncontrolled movements to return to Cologne to offload the passenger. The aircraft levelled off at FL140 and returned to Cologne for a safe landing on runway 32R about 25 minutes after departure. The passenger was taken into custody by police. The aircraft departed again after about 2.5 hours on the ground and reached Belgrade with a total delay of 4.5 hours (first departure was already delayed by about 2 hours). Incident: Qantas A388 at Singapore on Dec 20th 2011, nose gear trouble By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Dec 21st 2011 16:55Z, last updated Wednesday, Dec 21st 2011 16:55Z A Qantas Airbus A380-800, registration VH-OQJ performing flight QF-10 (dep Dec 19th) from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Singapore (Singapore), landed on Singapore's runway 02C with emergency services on stand by and was towed off the runway. A passenger reported that following landing the captain explained they had a "technical indication on the 'engineering computer' (his words) for the nose wheel" which is why they were being towed off the runway. The captain also stated that the emergency services were on stand by as a precaution and there was nothing to worry about. The aircraft was able to perform its onward leg to Melbourne,VI (Australia) departing Singpore and reaching Melbourne with a delay of about 5 hours. Incident: TAM A319 near Rio de Janeiro on Dec 22nd 2011, brakes problem By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Dec 22nd 2011 23:10Z, last updated Thursday, Dec 22nd 2011 23:10Z A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A319-100, registration PT-TMG performing flight JJ-3065 from Aracaju,SE to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ (Brazil), diverted to Rio de Janeiro's Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport for a safe landing on the longer runway due to a brakes problem. Santos Dumont Airport's longest runway is 1323 meters/4340 feet long while Galeao Jobim International Airport offers a runway of 4000 meters/13120 feet.