Tunis B736 at Djerba on Jan 12th 2019, weather radar failure

Last Update: January 13, 2019 / 22:29:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tunisair

Flight number
TU-668

Aircraft Registration
TS-IOM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-600

ICAO Type Designator
B736

A Tunisair Boeing 737-600, registration TS-IOM performing flight TU-668 from Djerba (Tunisia) to Brussels (Belgium), was climbing out of Djerba when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 due to the failure of the weather radar. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Djerba for a safe landing about one hour after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-600 registration TS-IOP reached Brussels with a delay of 4 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tunisair

Flight number
TU-668

Aircraft Registration
TS-IOM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-600

ICAO Type Designator
B736

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