UTAir B735 at Surgut on May 25th 2019, trim runaway

Last Update: May 28, 2019 / 09:28:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-759

Aircraft Registration
VP-BXQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

A UTAir Boeing 737-500, registration VP-BXQ performing flight UT-759 from Surgut (Russia) to Khujand (Tajikistan), was climbing out of Surgut's runway 25 when the automatic trim activated shortly after takeoff resulting in a trim runaway. The aircraft levelled off at 750 meters (about 2500 feet) for about 60 minutes, then climbed to 6000 feet. After burning off sufficient fuel the aircraft positioned for a landing on Surgut's runway 25 about 2:45 hours after departure.

The airline reported a problem with the trim channel prompted the return to Surgut.

Rosaviatsia confirmed the crew decided to burn off fuel in the holding area of Surgut due to the spontaneous continuous activation of the trim shortly after takeoff.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-759

Aircraft Registration
VP-BXQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

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