Astral B744 at Liege on May 4th 2021, flaps problems
Last Update: May 5, 2021 / 20:27:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Astral Aviation
Flight number
8V-2611
Departure
Liege, Belgium
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
TF-AMU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Airport
Liège Airport, Liège
Airport ICAO Code
EBLG
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours before returning to service.
Metars:
EBLG 041720Z 25023KT 9999 SCT046 12/00 Q1002 TEMPO 26023G33KT=
EBLG 041650Z 25022KT 9999 SCT044 12/M00 Q1002 TEMPO 26023G33KT=
EBLG 041620Z 25023KT 9999 SCT040 12/00 Q1002 TEMPO 26023G33KT=
EBLG 041550Z 26024KT 9999 SCT040 12/01 Q1002 TEMPO 26022G32KT=
EBLG 041520Z 25025G36KT 9999 SCT040 13/01 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041450Z 26027KT 9999 SCT040 12/02 Q1002 TEMPO 26030G43KT=
EBLG 041420Z 25026G40KT 9999 SCT040 13/01 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041350Z 26026G37KT 9999 SCT022 12/00 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041320Z 25027G37KT 9999 SCT022 12/01 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041250Z 25026G38KT 9999 SCT022 12/02 Q1001 NOSIG=
EBLG 041220Z 25025G37KT 9999 SCT018 SCT041 12/03 Q1001 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Astral Aviation
Flight number
8V-2611
Departure
Liege, Belgium
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
TF-AMU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Airport
Liège Airport, Liège
Airport ICAO Code
EBLG
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