Created Monday, Mar 22nd 2021 17:17Z, last updated Thursday, Mar 25th 2021 15:35Z
An Airest Cargo Saab 340A freighter, registration ES-LSG performing flight AEG-550 from Budapest (Hungary) to Timisoara (Romania), departed Budapest's runway 13L at 09:00L (08:00Z) and landed in Timisoara following an uneventful flight.
Hungary's KBSZ however initially reported following the departure 4 runway edge lights of runway 13L were found broken. FDR and CVR of ES-LSG were secured in Timisoara, an inspection of the aircraft revealed no damage to the airframe. The occurrence is being investiated by the KBSZ.
Later Mar 23rd 2021 the airline stated, that following the readout of the flight data recorder their aircraft is no longer suspected to have been involved.
On Mar 25th 2021 Hungary's KBSZ reported: "On 2 March 2021 during a scheduled runway inspection at BUD Airport 4 runway edge lights were found knocked out (later confirmed as 3). In the initially examined 7-hour period prior to the discovery of the broken lights, no aircraft could be positively identified as having caused the incident. The investigation continues with the extension of the examined period. UPDATE – Following an FDR readout, the initially implicated Saab 340 of Airest has been precluded as a cause of the damage."
