United Airlines A320 at New Orleans on Apr 4th 2011, smoke in cockpit, complete electronic failure, runway excursion, evacuation
Last Update: December 17, 2020 / 21:23:31 GMT/Zulu time
A United Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N409UA performing flight UA-497 from New Orleans,LA to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 104 passengers and 5 crew, was in the initial climb when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit, levelled off at 5000 f...
A United Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N409UA performing flight UA-497 from New Orleans,LA to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 104 passengers and 5 crew, was in the initial climb when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit, levelled off at 5000 f
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 4, 2011
Classification
Accident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
United
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Zurich International Airport
Airport ICAO Code
AFTZ
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