As a result, the runway was closed temporarily to traffic. The aircraft was subsequently relocated to the paved taxiway area and towed to the apron.
According to the online source Aviation Herald, Budapest airport reported that the operating crew had experienced a brake failure while taxiing.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that flight A3876 and made a departure from Athens International Airport at 1214 local time on 28 November.
The flight had then proceeded normally, climbing to flight level FL320 for the northerly service to Budapest.
Descent and approach procedures were similarly conducted normally at the arrival airport. The aircraft maintained directional control during the landing roll. It left the shoulder of the paved surface on exiting the runway.
The aircraft conducting the A3876 service from Athens was an Airbus A320-200, registered SX-DVV. This is a 15.9-year-old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier Aegean Airlines.
It has been an operational service with the airline since its initial delivery from the factory in February 2009. The aircraft bears the airline name “Cleisthenes”.