Airbus Updates No.833

Incident: China Eastern A320 near Nanking on Oct 22nd 2012, flock of birds

By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Oct 24th 2012 19:55Z, last updated Wednesday, Oct 24th 2012 19:55Z A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320-200, flight MU-771 from Nanking (China) to Singapore (Singapore), was in the initial climb out of Nanking when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds. With all cockpit indications remaining normal the crew decided to continue the flight, however, after the aircraft had reached cruise flight the right hand engine began to run rough prompting the crew to return to Nanking for a safe landing about 75 minutes after departure.   Incident: Spirit A319 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 25th 2012, stuck throttle By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Oct 26th 2012 11:00Z, last updated Friday, Oct 26th 2012 11:01Z A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N534NK performing flight NK-946 from Cartagena (Colombia) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 54 people on board, was on final approach to Fort Lauderdale's runway 09L when the crew went around, after checking in with departure declared emergency and requested vectors to keep them in the area while working checklists. In the view of weather conditions at Fort Lauderdale, tower reported winds from 060 degrees at 18 knots gusting 22 knots and windshear alert 20 knots loss at 3nm final, the crew checked weather at Miami International, West Palm Beach and Fort Myers Airports (all Florida). The crew subsequently decided to divert to West Palm Beach advising they were still working on the trouble and landed safely on West Palm Beach's runway 10L about 22 minutes after going around at Fort Lauderdale. The FAA reported the throttle controlling the right hand engine became stuck.   Incident: Jetstar A320 near Christchurch on Oct 26th 2012, smokey odour in cockpit By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Oct 26th 2012 14:05Z, last updated Friday, Oct 26th 2012 14:05Z A Jetstar Airbus A320-200, registration VH-VFD performing flight JQ-288 from Christchurch to Wellington (New Zealand), was climbing out of Christchurch about 13 minutes into the flight when the crew stopped the climb at FL230 and returned to Christchurch due to a smokey odour in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on Christchurch's runway 02 about 30 minutes after departure. The flight was subsequently cancelled, the passenger were rebooked onto other flights. The airline confirmed the aircraft returned due to engineering difficulties. Passengers said a flight attendant noticed a strange odour in the cabin which prompted the crew to return to Christchurch. The odour was very faint like burning fabric. Emergency services said they were told there was smoke in the cockpit.   Incident: Germanwings A319 at Cologne on Oct 26th 2012, bird strike By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Oct 26th 2012 15:38Z, last updated Friday, Oct 26th 2012 15:38Z A Germanwings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWS performing flight 4U-602 from Cologne/Bonn (Germany) to Lisbon (Portugal) with 128 passengers, was in the initial climb out of Cologne's runway 14L when an engine (V2524) ingested a bird prompting the crew to stop the climb at 4000 feet, shut the engine down and return to Cologne for a safe landing on runway 14L about 20 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWM reached Lisbon with a delay of 2.5 hours.   Incident: WOW A320 near Bergen on Oct 26th 2012, loss of cabin pressure By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Oct 27th 2012 14:17Z, last updated Saturday, Oct 27th 2012 14:17Z A WOW Air Airbus A320-200, registration LY-COS performing flight X9-126 from Berlin Schoenefeld (Germany) to Keflavik (Iceland), was enroute at FL340 about 100nm east of Bergen (Norway) when the crew initiated a descent due to cabin pressure problems which subsequently accelerated into an emergency descent to FL100. The aircraft diverted to Bergen's Flesland Airport for a safe landing about 25 minutes later. A replacement Samair Boeing 737-400 registration OM-SAA positioned from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Bergen, resumed the flight after about 8.5 hours on the ground in Bergen and reached Keflavik with a delay of 10 hours.   Incident: Thomas Cook A332 over Atlantic on Oct 26th 2012, engine shut down in flight By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Oct 27th 2012 23:17Z, last updated Saturday, Oct 27th 2012 23:18Z A Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200, registration G-OMYT performing flight MT-246 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Orlando Sanford,FL (USA) with 338 people on board, was enroute over the Atlantic Ocean about 2 hours into the Atlantic crossing when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (Trent 772) down and diverted to Keflavik (Iceland) for a safe landing about 2 hours later. A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration G-TCCA resumed the flight 29 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Sanford Airport with a delay of 32 hours.

Airbus Updates No.722

Airbus A318  -111  1660     N805FR  Frontier  ferried 25-26jun12 MXI-YYR-SNN  ex D-AUAA
 Airbus A319  -112  1791     OH-LVE  Finnair  retro cs,ferried 22jun12 HEL-LIS for paint into all wh and return to lessor   ex D-AVYS
 Airbus A319  -112  1963     OO-SSN  Brussels Airlines  regd 21jun12 prior delivery ex WOE  ex N259AD
 Airbus A319  -132  2452     TC-JUD  Turkish Airlines  1st in svc 22jun12 IST-VAS vv  ex TC-IZH
 Airbus A319  -115  5193     PR-ONJ  Avianca Brazil  delivery 22-23jun12 XFW-TFS-NAT-CGH   ex D-AVYT
 Airbus A320  -212  190      F-WTAU  Latécoère Aeroservices  ferried 21jun12 MPL-DGX for part-out & scrap  ex VH-YQA
 Airbus A320  -211  211      M-YRGW  Avion Express  positioned 22-23jun12 WOE-RTM-KEF-YMX  ex OE-IAB
 Airbus A320  -231  415      LY-COS  Cosmo Líneas Aéreas   in svc 22jun12 KEF-STR vv in Wow Air cs “Wow Force Two”   ex EI-ETM
 Airbus A320  -214  992      EC-JZQ  Vueling  posn 22jun12 MAD-BCN with “Gracias / 50 millones de pasajeros” decals applied  ex TC-JLE
 Airbus A320  -214  4128     EC-LSA  Vueling  delivery 20jun12 DUS-BCN  ex D-ABFB
 Airbus A320  -232  4997     B-6882  Air China  delivery 20jun12 ex TSN   ex B-510L
 Airbus A320  -214  5152     F-OMRB  MEA Middle East Airlines   delivery 20jun12 TLS-BEY  ex F-WWBZ
 Airbus A320  -214  5179     N855VA  Virgin America  delivery 22jun12 TLS-KEF-BGR-MIA   ex F-WWDU
 Airbus A320  -214  5195     N195AV  Avianca  delivery 23-24jun12 XFW-TFS-SID-FOR-BOG, Star Alliance cs   ex D-AVVK
 Airbus A320  -214  5201     G-EZWA  easyJet  delivery 26jun12 XFW-LGW  ex D-AVVQ
 Airbus A321  -231  5180     A9C-CC  Gulf Air  for delivery 26jun12 XFW-TLS  ex D-AVZK
 Airbus A321  -231  5186     D-AIDU  Lufthansa  delivery 26jun12 XFW-MUC  ex D-AVZL
 Airbus A321  -231  5192     B-6923  China Eastern  delivery 21-22jun12 XFW-OVB-PVG   ex D-AVZP
 Airbus A321  -232  5199     B-6885  Air China  delivery 23jun12 XFW-OVB  ex D-AVZR

Airbus Updates No.699

Airbus A319  -111  2446     VP-BDZ  RusLine  ferried 02may12 SEN-OSR for paint prior delivery   ex G-Ezie
 Airbus A319  -133  5105     B-6420  West Air  delivery 02may12 XFW-OVB  ex d-AVYS
 Airbus A320  -231  169     XA-PAL  InterJet  N-reg canx 23apr12, delivery 01may12 VCV-TLC for use as ground trainer   ex N196AG
 Airbus A320  -231  415     LY-COS  Avion Express  posn 27apr12 DUB-MAD, all wh, ops for Cosmo Airlines, in svc 28apr12 MAD-BRU-MAD  ex EI-ETM
 Airbus A320  -214  590     N593SC  GECAS  ferried 28apr12 RIX-SNN, basic Vietnam Airlines cs   ex VN-A301
 Airbus A320  -214  724     YL-LCI  smartLynx Airlines  posn 30apr12 ARN-NCL for summer-ops, all white, Thomas Cook tail logo  ex F-WTAO
 Airbus A320  -214  1564     HK-4811  VivaColombia  delivery 30apr12 SJO-MDE  ex N260AV
Airbus A320  -233  1730     TC-ATJ  AtlasJet  delivery 27apr12 SEN-IST  ex TC-IZL
 Airbus A320  -232  1914     EC-LRE  Vueling  delivery 28apr12 PGF-BCN   ex EI-EUH
 Airbus A320  -232  1993     EI-ELN  (Avia Nova)  ferried 02may12 SEN-WOE for paint into?  ex G-TTOH
 Airbus A320  -232  2210     EI-EUA  Livingston  in full cs at SNN 02may12 after paint prior delivery   ex EC-IYG
Airbus A321  -231  954     EI-ETL  Kolavia MetroJet  regd 30apr12 prior delivery ex IST  ex TC-OAK
 Airbus A321  -211  1607     D-AIAA  Condor Berlin  re-regd & delivery 30apr12 DUS-SXF  ex D-ALSD
 Airbus A321  -211  5133     D-ABCK  Air Berlin  delivery 02may12 XFW-TXL  ex D-AVZD
 Airbus A330  -243  309     OY-VKF  Thomas Cook Scandinavia   ferried 28apr12 OSL-MAN on lease to Thomas Cook Airlines   ex G-CSJS
Airbus A330  -343  833     CS-TRH  Orbest  ferried 30apr12 TLS-LIS after winter-lease to XL Airways France  ex EC-KCP
 Airbus A380  -861  99     F-HPJH  Air France  delivery 02may12 XFW-CDG  ex F-WWAF

Airbus Updates No.689

Airbus A300  B4-203F  292     EK  GCS Cargo  in full cs at IST 16apr12, TC-reg prior delivery, to be ops by Skiva Air   ex TC-MNB
Airbus A318  -112CJ  4650     M-HHHH  Kutus Ltd  delivery 19apr12 XFW-IOM-DME  ex F-WHUI
 Airbus A319  -112  1068     F-GYFM  Air Corsica  ferried 18apr12 AJA-TLS on return to lessor, + 1145 F-GYJM 07apr12  ex F-WQRR
 Airbus A319  -111  2442     VP-BDY  Kuban Airlines  G-reg canx 12apr12, ferried 18apr12 SEN-OSR for paint   ex G-EZID
 Airbus A320  -231  415     LY-COS  Avion Express  seen regd at DUB 18apr12, all white. to be ops for Cosmo Airlines   ex EI-ETM
Airbus A320  -232  2479     EC-LRA  Vueling  delivery 18apr12 DUB-BCN, EI-reg  ex EI-EUO
 Airbus A320  -232  2496     EI-EWO  AerCap  regd 17apr12, ferried 18apr12 DUB-WOE, Kingfisher cs   ex VT-KFC
Airbus A320  -214  5103     RP-C8398  AirPhil Express  delivery 19-20apr12 XFW-SHJ-MNL   ex D-AUBR
Airbus A320  -214  5111     G-EZUV  easyJet  delivery 19apr12 XFW-LGW  ex D-AUBV
Airbus A321  -111  519     F-GYAZ  Air Méditerranée   ferried 17-18ap12 RGN-JAI-TZX-ORY after lease to Myanmar Airways Int´l   ex D-ANJA
Airbus A330  -322  171     EI-ETI  I-Fly  delivery 18apr12 CHR-VKO  ex D-AERS
 Airbus A330  -303  1300     PH-AKD  KLM  delivery 18apr12 TLS-AMS "Plaza de la Catedral - La Habana"   ex F-WWYC
 Airbus A340  -313  302     EC-HDQ  Iberia  ferried 18apr12** MAD-BOD after storage on return to lessor   ex F-WWJU