On 24 March 1999 this United Arab Emirates Emiri Flight passenger plane, registered A6-PFD, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Rhodes-Diagoras Airport. According to the NTSB: The ground spoilers did not deploy automatically because they had not been armed. Consequently the auto brake system, which operates by the deployment of spoilers, did not activate. The crew attempted manual braking but they were too late. The aircraft departed the runway, sustaining serious damage. The 252 pax and 19 crew onboard remained unhurt. The Airbus was partly broken up after the accident.

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