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Airbus Instrument Failure Behind Emergency Landing in Greece


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What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Jeddah to Paris
Where: Athens
When: Jul 14 2011
Who: 168 (?) 187 aboard
Why: While en route, the Airbus experienced instrument failure. The pilot decided to divert to Greece.

The pilot made an visual (ILS?) approach to Athens airport, with its instruments inoperable.

The plane made a safe landing with no injuries reported. After maintenance went over the plane, it was back in the air within five or six hours.

On July 12, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Washington to Riad made an emergency landing in Athens due to instruments indicating a fire in the luggage compartment. (No fire was found.) according to Thailand News Agency.

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