Western Global MD11 at Brussels on Aug 8th 2020, flaps trouble

Last Update: August 8, 2020 / 21:52:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Western Global Airlines

Flight number
KD-922

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N799JN

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

A Western Global McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N799JN performing flight KD-922 from Brussels (Belgium) to Miami,FL (USA), was climbing out of Brussels' runway 01 when the crew requested to level off reporting they needed to react to several alerts and needed to return to Brussels. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet, the crew worked the checklists and advised they were having flaps trouble. The aircraft climbed to FL140 for about 20 minutes to dump fuel and returned to Brussels for a safe landing at a higher than normal speed (173 knots over ground) on runway 01 about 65 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground about 7 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N799JN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model / Type
MD-11F
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD11
Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Type
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Western Global Airlines

Flight number
KD-922

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N799JN

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

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