Created Tuesday, May 13th 2025 17:32Z, last updated Tuesday, May 13th 2025 17:32Z
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N625NK performing flight
NK-2166 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Orlando,FL (USA) with 182 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 40nm northnorthwest of Pensacola,FL (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Pensacola after the autopilot failed in a turbulence encounter causing the aircraft to deviate from its assigned flight level by about 500 feet. The aircraft landed safely on Pensacola's runway 17 about 35 minutes later.
A replacement A320 registration N637NK reached Orlando with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 34 hours after landing.
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