A319

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A319
Name	A-319
Manufacturer	AIRBUS
Body	Narrow
Type	Fixed Wing
WTC	Medium
APC	C
Engine	Jet
Engine count	Multi
Also manufacturered as: AIRBUS A-319 ACJ AIRBUS ACJ AIRBUS A-319 AIRBUS VC-1 ACJ

AIRBUS A-319

Image source: IANS

Description

Medium Range passenger jet manufactured by Airbus. The A319 is the shorter variant of the A320 family of aircraft.

General

Aircraft name	A-319
ICAO code/WTC	A319 / M
Manufacturer	AIRBUS
Type Code/APC	L2J / C

Technical Data

Wing span	34.1 m111.877 ft
Length	33.84 m111.024 ft
Heigth	11.76 m38.583 ft
Powerplant	2 x 98kN CFM56-5A4 or 2 x 104.6kN IAE V2524-A5 turbofans.
Engine Model	CFM International CFM56, International Aero Engines V2500

For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:

• AIRBUS A-319

Accidents & Serious Incidents involving A319

• A319 / B737, Zurich Switzerland, 2002 (RI HF) (On 23 November 2002, an A319, landing on Rwy16 at Zurich Switzerland, narrowly missed collision with a B737 cleared for take off on an intersecting runway.)
• A319 / B744, en route near Oroville WA USA, 2008 (WAKE HF AW) (On 10 January 2008, an Airbus A319-100 being operated by Air Canada on a scheduled passenger flight from Victoria BC to Toronto in night VMC was west of Oroville Washington USA when it was subjected to sudden jolts and then a series of rolls which resulted in an unintended descent of 1400 feet before straight and level flight was regained. During the episode, cabin service was in progress and seat belt signs were off. Cabin service carts were lifted off the floor and struck the ceiling above occupied passenger seats before coming back to rest in the aisle. The flight crew, suspecting a flight control abnormality, declared an emergency and diverted uneventfully, and without further use of the autopilot, to Calgary. Three of the 88 occupants sustained serious injuries and eight sustained minor injuries as a result of falls and collisions with aircraft furnishings.)
• A319, Belfast Aldergrove UK, 2011 (FIRE GND HF) (On 6 January 2011 an Easyjet Airbus A319 experienced the sudden onset of thick "smoke" in the cabin as the aircraft cleared the runway after landing. The aircraft was stopped and an evacuation was carried out during which one of the 52 occupants received a minor injury. The subsequent investigation attributed the occurrence to the continued use of reverse idle thrust after clearing the runway onto a little used taxiway where the quantity of de-ice fluid residue was much greater than on the runway.)
• A319, Las Vegas NV USA, 2006 (RE HF) (On 30 January 2006, an Air Canada A319, departing Las Vegas, USA, unintentionally began a night take off with the aircraft aligned with the runway edge lights, then corrected to the runway centreline and continued departure with damage to runway lights and the Nose landing Gear tyres subsequently found.)
• A319, London Heathrow UK, 2007 (GND HF) (On 12 February 2007, an Airbus A319-100 being operated by British Airways on a scheduled passenger flight into London Heathrow made unintended contact in normal daylight visibility with the stationary airbridge at the arrival gate. This followed an emergency stop made after seeing hand signals from ground staff whilst following SEGS indications which appeared to suggest that there was a further 5 metres to run to the correct parking position. There was no damage to the aircraft, only minimal damage to the airbridge and there were no injuries to the aircraft occupants or any other person)
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