Smartwings B738 enroute on Oct 31st 2023, stabilizer out of trim

Last Update: January 24, 2024 / 20:49:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Smartwings

Flight number
LS-1243

Destination
Chania, Greece

Aircraft Registration
OK-TSR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Smartwings Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Jet2.com, registration OK-TSR performing flight LS-1243 from Birmingham,EN (UK) to Chania (Greece), was enroute at FL370 when the crew received repeated "STAB OUT OF TRIM" indications. The crew consulted with maintenance, worked the related checklists and the indications stabilized. The crew disconnected the autopilot and continued flying manually advising ATC, that they no longer were RVSM compliant. The aircraft maintained FL370 and continued to Chania where the aircraft landed safely using flaps 15 as per checklists about 3:40 hours after departure.

Czechia's UZLN reported maintenance in Chania released the aircraft under minimum equipment list requirements. Maintenance subsequently identified a trim actuator fault and replaced the actuator.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Smartwings

Flight number
LS-1243

Destination
Chania, Greece

Aircraft Registration
OK-TSR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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