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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319-132 · Sacramento, CA · February 15, 2020

Date
February 15, 2020 · 07:48 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Ksmf
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GTIA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N521NK
NTSB investigation
NTSBENG20LA016
Reported as
Airbus A319-132
Reported engine
IAE V2527-A5
People aboard
118
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,045 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 15 February 2020, at about 11AM PST, an Airbus A319-132, registration N521NK,

Operating as privacy data omitted flight #1818 from las vegas NV to Sacramento, CA lost all electronics while on approach to Sacramento international airport resulting in the emergency electrical configuration. The flight crew switched to auxiliary power and landed uneventfully with the rat extended and activated. The airplane was towed to the gate, and passengers deplaned normally. There were no reported injuries to the 112 passengers and 5 crew members.

Additionally, the operator confirmed that a similar issue occurred 2 legs before the event (flight NK806) and that an uneventful flight (NK805) was performed in-between those 2 legs.

As the FAA filed it

ON 15 FEBRUARY 2020, AT ABOUT 11AM PST, AN AIRBUS A319-132, REGISTRATION N521NK,

OPERATING AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT #1818 FROM LAS VEGAS NV TO SACRAMENTO, CA LOST ALL ELECTRONICS WHILE ON APPROACH TO SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RESULTING IN THE EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION. THE FLIGHT CREW SWITCHED TO AUXILIARY POWER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH THE RAT EXTENDED AND ACTIVATED. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO THE GATE, AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE 112 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREW MEMBERS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE OPERATOR CONFIRMED THAT A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED 2 LEGS BEFORE THE EVENT (FLIGHT NK806) AND THAT AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT (NK805) WAS PERFORMED IN-BETWEEN THOSE 2 LEGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.