Smartwings B738 at Kosice on Aug 30th 2019, flaps indication

Last Update: August 31, 2019 / 20:29:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Smartwings

Flight number
QS-1691

Destination
Kosice, Slovakia

Aircraft Registration
OM-HEX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Smartwings Boeing 737-800, registration OM-HEX performing flight QS-1691 from Antalya (Turkey) to Kosice (Slovakia), was on approach to Kosice's runway 19 when the crew initiated a go around due to a flaps asymmetry indication. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew worked the related checklists, the aircraft subsequently positioned for another approach to runway 01 and landed safely (speed over ground 161 knots) about 28 minutes after the go around.

The airline confirmed a flaps asymmetry indication, the crew therefore landed at a different flaps setting. The indication turned out to have been false.

The aircraft continued service about 3 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Smartwings

Flight number
QS-1691

Destination
Kosice, Slovakia

Aircraft Registration
OM-HEX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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