ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354582
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1998 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B4-605R |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N33069 |
| MSN: | 512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 177 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, AO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New York, NY |
| London Heathrow, OF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On April 20, 1998 an incident occurred with an A300-600 in between their departure point, New York, and their destination, London Heathrow. The navigational system malfunctioned. The crew activated the secondary flight plan and the navigational system was operative. After landing, the #2 Flight Management Computer (FMC) was replaced and the navigational system checked functional. No additional information is available.
Probable Cause: Malfunction of the primary navigation system for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA98IA035
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 16:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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