Safair B734 at Cape Town on Feb 21st 2019, flaps problem on departure

Last Update: December 3, 2019 / 16:20:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Safair

Flight number
FA-102

Aircraft Registration
ZS-DMI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Safair Boeing 737-400, registration ZS-DMI performing flight FA-102 from Cape Town to Johannesburg (South Africa), was climbing out of Cape Town's runway 19 when the crew stopped the climb at 7000 feet due to the flaps becoming stuck near 1 degree. The aircraft burned off fuel while the crew managed to extend the flaps to 10 degrees with the alternate (electrical) flap extension and landed safely back on Cape Town's runway 19 at a higher speed than normal (about 163 knots over ground) about 105 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a minor technical problem prompted the return to Cape Town, the aircraft had departed above maximum landing weight prompting the crew to burn off fuel prior to landing back.

On Dec 2nd 2019 the US NTSB reported South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) have opened an investigation into the incident. The NTSB have joined the investigation representing the state of design and manufacture of the aircraft.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Safair

Flight number
FA-102

Aircraft Registration
ZS-DMI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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