Eurowings A320 at Palma Mallorca on Sep 14th 2018, flaps problem
Last Update: September 15, 2018 / 19:42:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-598
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then departed for the return flight EW-599.
A passenger booked onto the return flight EW-599 reported while waiting for the flight at the gate they were told only, that the aircraft needed maintenance repeatedly announcing further delays. After boarding the captain explained the delay stating that there had been a problem with the landing flaps on the arrival into Palma requiring a second approach and subsequent troubleshooting and repair.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-598
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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