Brussels A319 at Toulouse on Feb 20th 2018, flaps problem
Last Update: February 21, 2018 / 22:10:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Brussels Airlines
Flight number
SN-3667
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Toulouse, France
Aircraft Registration
OO-SSD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A passenger reported the crew announced they were having some technical problem and needed to check procedures and do some calculations. The passenger noticed that only the slats were extended, the flaps remained flush with the trailing edges of the wings however. The slats were not retracted after landing.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Toulouse for about 90 minutes, then departed for the return flight, needed to go around at Brussels again landing at a higher than normal speed on second approach. The aircraft remained on the ground in Brussels for 16 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Brussels Airlines
Flight number
SN-3667
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Toulouse, France
Aircraft Registration
OO-SSD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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