Ryanair B738 near Madrid on May 20th 2018, flaps problem
Last Update: May 23, 2018 / 22:29:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-3021
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Toulouse, France
Aircraft Registration
EI-DHX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported the crew announced they had stopped the climb due to a "technical issue" and they were returning to Madrid. The aircraft braked hard after landing, the passenger did not notice any noise associated with thrust reversers and reverse thrust. While taxiing towards a mainteance area the aircraft shook heavily.
Another passenger reported he noticed that the aircraft was levelling off early, the engine thrust was reduced. He looked onto the wings and noticed the flaps were still extended, the passenger estimated the position somewhere between 1 or 5 degrees, the slats were still extended. The crew indicated a "technical issue" and they were returning to Madrid. The flaps and slat position did not change anymore, the aircraft landed with that flaps position. The aircraft landed on runway 32L, the passenger estimated the landing speed as much higher than normal, immediately after touchdown the brakes came on hard. The aircraft vacated the runway and taxied to the apron.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-FTW reached Toulouse with a delay of about 5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-3021
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Toulouse, France
Aircraft Registration
EI-DHX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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