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Airbus A320

OS-3c6618Written off

RegistrationDED-AIPX

Desconocida

2operators

1incidents

1accidents

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Airbus A320 built in 1991 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Germanwings and Lufthansa.

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Aging · 24 years · ≈ 79,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

ICAO type designatorA320

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

First flight1991

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationAlemania

MSN147

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3c6618

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Köln (Cologne) it could fly non-stop as far as:

JFKNew York6,060 km DXBDubai4,967 km LOSLagos4,937 km DOHDoha4,714 km CAICairo3,059 km

Beyond its rangeYYZToronto6,210 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2003–2004Germanwings network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

CGNKöln (Cologne)STRStuttgart

Main destinations

TXLHAMHamburg HAJHannover DUSDüsseldorf PMIPalma de Mallorca SPUSplit HERHeraklion SAWPendik, Istanbul BCNBarcelona CTACatania

2004–2015Lufthansa network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich DUSDüsseldorf EWRNewarkTXLHAMHamburg ZRHZurich BRUZaventem VIEVienna LHRLondon CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)STRStuttgart

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Nov 29, 1990

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWDN.

1991

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Jul 9, 2002

Incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport

On July 9, 2002, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPX), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a landing gear fire. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Jun 1, 2003

Transferred to Germanwings

Transferred to Germanwings.

Jul 1, 2004

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jan 2014

Placed in storage

In January 2014, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPX), operated by Lufthansa, was placed in storage. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Mar 24, 2015

Accident at Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

On March 24, 2015, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPX), operated by Germanwings, was involved in a fatal accident at Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (France), leaving 150 dead. Source: Germanwings.

What happened

The first officer, who was hiding a serious depression, waited for the captain to leave the cockpit, locked the armoured door from inside and programmed the A320 flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf to descend into a mountainside in the Alps. All 150 people on board died. European airlines adopted the two-person cockpit rule, and the debate over pilots' medical confidentiality was reopened.

Source: Germanwings

Operators

1990-11-29

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWDN · Lessor: Toulouse

2003-06-01

Germanwings

Registration D-AIPX

2004-07-01

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIPX

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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