Created Wednesday, Oct 16th 2024 10:01Z, last updated Wednesday, Oct 16th 2024 12:05Z
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N432UA performing flight
UA-1195 from Charleston,SC to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 130nm northwest of New Orleans,LA (USA) when the crew declared emergency and decided to divert to New Orleans reporting instrumentation problems. On approach to New Orleans, after listening to ATIS, the crew inquired about the weather conditions at New Orleans and whether ILS Category 1 conditions might worsen. The crew advised they had lost all instruments on the captain's side and the engine #1 (V2527, left hand) instruments including fuel indications, they had still total fuel indication which looked okay. The crew requested to stop the descent at about 6600 feet and climb back to 7000 feet, subsequently decided to divert to Baton Rouge,LA (USA) maintaining 7000 feet and landed safely on Baton Rouge's runway 22R about 40 minutes after leaving FL340.
A replacement A320-200 registration N437UA reached Houston with a delay of about 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Baton Rouge about 20.5 hours after landing.
The FAA reported: "United Airlines Flight 1195 landed safely at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Louisiana around 8:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Oct. 15, after the crew reported a possible instrument failure. The Airbus A320 took off from Charleston International Airport in South Carolina and was headed to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The FAA will investigate."
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