Eurowings A332 at Dusseldorf on May 5th 2019, flaps up landing

Last Update: May 14, 2019 / 21:46:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-1141

Departure
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AXGD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport, Düsseldorf

Airport ICAO Code
EDDL

An Eurowings Airbus A330-200, registration D-AXGD performing flight EW-1141 from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was on final approach to Dusseldorf's runway 05R when the crew went around due to a trailing edge flaps problem. The aircraft climbed to 4000 feet, the crew worked the related checklists and prepared for trailing edge flaps up, slats down landing. The aircraft landed safely on runway 05R at a higher than normal speed (about 170 knots over ground) about 25 minutes after the go around.

The aircraft returned to service 54 hours after landing.

Metars:
EDDL 051120Z 36008KT 320V050 9999 SCT042TCU 11/01 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDL 051050Z 32010KT 290V010 9999 SCT042TCU 10/00 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDL 051020Z 35009KT 300V030 9999 SCT040TCU 10/01 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDL 050950Z 33007KT 300V010 9999 -SHRA SCT030TCU 10/02 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDL 050920Z 31010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT030TCU 08/03 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDL 050850Z 36011KT 330V030 9999 SCT025 09/03 Q1019 NOSIG=
EDDL 050820Z 31009KT 290V350 9999 SCT020 SCT030 08/03 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDL 050750Z 31007KT 290V360 9999 SCT020 SCT030 08/04 Q1019 NOSIG=
EDDL 050720Z 33007KT 280V350 9999 FEW025 SCT040 06/03 Q1019 NOSIG=
EDDL 050650Z 30008KT 260V320 9999 FEW025 SCT040 05/03 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDL 050620Z 31006KT 9999 FEW025 05/02 Q1019 NOSIG=
EDDL 050550Z 30005KT 9999 FEW025 04/02 Q1019 NOSIG=
EDDL 050520Z 29004KT 250V310 9999 FEW025 BKN040 04/02 Q1018 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-1141

Departure
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AXGD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport, Düsseldorf

Airport ICAO Code
EDDL

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