S7 B738 at Blagoveshchensk on Mar 28th 2020, glide slope problems

Last Update: April 28, 2020 / 20:19:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 28, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
S7-5211

Aircraft Registration
VP-BUG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An S7 Sibir Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration VP-BUG performing flight S7-5211 (dep Mar 27th) from Novosibirsk to Blagoveshchensk (Russia) with 68 passengers and 7 crew, was on an ILS approach to Blagoveshchensk's runway 36 when the crew went around from about 1000 feet due to a problem with the glideslope signal. The aircraft positioned for another approach and landed safely on runway 36 about 10 minutes later.

Rosaviatsia reported the actual reason for the go around was an unstable approach due to high speed. The reason for the lack of glideslope deviation indication could not be established.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 28, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
S7-5211

Aircraft Registration
VP-BUG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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