Solaseed B738 at Miazaki on Aug 17th 2018, flaps problem
Last Update: August 19, 2018 / 20:27:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Solaseed
Flight number
6J-51
Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Destination
Miyazaki, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA804X
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline apologized for the flaps problem. The passengers were taken to Miyazaki by bus. The airline reported the aircraft was repaired and tested, however the issue re-occurred on two subsequent flights 6J-55 and 6J-15.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Kagoshima for 22 hours, then positioned to Miyazaki and performed the return flight to Tokyo. The aircraft subsequently departed Tokyo Haneda for flight 6J-55 to Miyazaki but needed to stop the climb at 9000 feet due to a flaps problem and returned to Haneda for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure. The aircraft remained on the ground for 5 hours, then departed for flight 6J-15 to Kumamoto and was enroute at FL300 about 370nm west of Tokyo (about halfway into the flight) when the crew decided to return to Tokyo, climbed the aircraft to FL310 and landed safely back in Tokyo about 2.5 hours after departure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Solaseed
Flight number
6J-51
Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Destination
Miyazaki, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA804X
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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