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December 26, 2014 · Airbus A330 - 201 201 · F-GRSQ

Athens, Greece, GR

Overview

Report Status
Factual report
Event Type
Incident
Date
December 26, 2014
Location
Athens, Greece, GR
Aircraft
Airbus A330 - 201 201
Tail Number
F-GRSQ
NTSB Number
ENG15WA019

On 12/26/2014 an Airbus A330 operated by XL Airways took off from La Réunion (Indian Ocean) to Marseille (France). The information provided by the three inertial reference systems became successively unavailable, leading autopilot + auto-thrust to disconnect, and attitude and navigation information to be lost. The crew diverted to Athens (Greece) using back-up instruments and flight controls direct law and landed uneventfully in good weather conditions. The incident is being investigated by the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA). The NTSB has been appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the BEA in the investigation as the state of design of the Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU). All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the BEA at: Aéroport du Bourget Zone Sud – Btiment 153 200 rue de Paris 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Tél. : +33 1 49 92 72 00 Fax : +33 1 49 92 72 03 Website: www.bea.aero

Full Narrative

On 12/26/2014 an Airbus A330 operated by XL Airways took off from La Réunion (Indian Ocean) to Marseille (France). The information provided by the three inertial reference systems became successively unavailable, leading autopilot + auto-thrust to disconnect, and attitude and navigation information to be lost. The crew diverted to Athens (Greece) using back-up instruments and flight controls direct law and landed uneventfully in good weather conditions. The incident is being investigated by the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA). The NTSB has been appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the BEA in the investigation as the state of design of the Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU). All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the BEA at: Aéroport du Bourget Zone Sud – Btiment 153 200 rue de Paris 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Tél. : +33 1 49 92 72 00 Fax : +33 1 49 92 72 03 Website: www.bea.aero

Flight

Event TypeIncident
Nearest Airport0nm
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftAirbus A330 - 201 201
Tail NumberF-GRSQ
Aircraft CategoryAir

People & Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total0

Conditions

WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0

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