jet2 B733 at Faro on Sep 6th 2012, could not retract flaps

Last Update: September 6, 2012 / 16:23:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-816

Aircraft Registration
G-CELZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A jet2.com Boeing 737-300, registration G-CELZ performing flight LS-816 from Faro (Portugal) to Edinburgh,SC (UK) with 154 people on board, was climbing out of Faro's runway 10 when the crew stopped the climb at FL060 due to problems retracting the flaps. The aircraft entered a hold to work the checklists and burn off fuel for about 65 minutes and returned to Faro for a safe landing on runway 10 at a normal speed about 75 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-816

Aircraft Registration
G-CELZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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