ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169559
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| Date: | 08-APR-2014 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-132 |
| Owner/operator: | Germanwings |
| Registration: | D-AGWK |
| MSN: | 3500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | over Nörvenich -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK) |
| Nador-Taouima Airport (NDR/GMFN) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Germany |
On April 8, 2014, Germanwings flight 4U384 departed Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK) on a night time flight to Nador-Taouima Airport (NDR/GMFN), Morocco.
The Airbus A319 was climbing through FL180, in clouds, when the crew observed St. Elmo's fire. The phenomenon grew in intensity.
When flying through FL220 a short, bright light was noted on the windshield. At the same time almost all instruments failed. The autopilot and auto throttle control switched off. Just the artificial horizon was still available. After about 45-60 seconds, the instruments became available again.Overhead Malmedy, Belgium, the crew decided to return to the departure airport, were a safe landing was made.
The airplane was back in service on April 11.
Sources:
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2014/Bulletin2014-04.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 2008 | D-AGWK | Germanwings | 0 | 30 nm east of Dublin |  |
non |
| 19 Dec 2010 | D-AGWK | Germanwings | 0 | Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN/EDDK) | |
non |
Images:
Photo of D-AGWK courtesy AirHistory.net
La Palma (GCLA / SPC)
16 April 2022; (c) Photography Jc la Palma
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2014 20:15 | harro | Added |
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