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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 2003 |
| Time: | 06:53 UTC |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Spessart VOR -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was in a holding pattern at FL180 when a Boeing flying at FL190 began descending due to a callsign mix-up. The Boeing descended to FL184 before being corrected by the controller.
Sources:
5X013-2/03
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2024 08:14 | ASN | Added |
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