Airbus A320 crashed in Southern France
I am just hearing reports - will update when further news
Barcelona GermanWings to Duselldorf |
Apparently a A320 germanwing down next to Digne south French Alps
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142 pax plus 2 pilots plus 4 crew
made it onto Sky News now |
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A320 down in southern France?
Bad news indeed... Any unusual weather in the area?
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Flight: GWI16G BCN-DUS
VS -3500fpm when lost off FR and that was pretty constant all the way from cruise. |
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GWI 18G
D-AIPX ex-DLH airframe. |
Is that the normal route to go so far to the right?
D-AIPX - Germanwings - Aircraft info and flight history - Flightradar24 |
Yes, that was the filed route from the CFMU profile.
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Helicopters have seen debris in area. According to reports.
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Reports of a mayday call at 10:47
No special weather just intermittant showers. |
Challenging terrain for recovery
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VS -3500fpm when lost off FR and that was pretty constant all the way from cruise. |
waether radar shows some rain in W Switzerland/E France but nothing exceptional at all
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Built 1990. 24.3 years old.
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Originally Posted by waggie
(Post 8913813)
Airliners Fleet states MSN887
Can you explain that for us non professionals? |
Méolans-Revel
The aircraft is reported crashed near the "Méolans-Revel" village at about 2400m height, near Barcelonnette town
French President has announced that there is no survivors. Debris have been found. Very difficult access area. |
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MSN - Manufacturers Serial Number. This was the 147h A320 manufactured. Equivalent to chassis number in car. Not really that significant information as age of airliner has been published already. However it is probably one of the older A320s still flying. Operator has excellent safety record though and all commercial aircraft are stripped back to basics every 4 years and rebuilt.
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