Batik B739 at Semarang on Mar 28th 2021, hydraulic fault

Last Update: March 29, 2021 / 16:36:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 28, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic fault

Airline
British Airways

Flight number
ID-6355

Departure
Semarang, Indonesia

Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-LBI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

A Batik Air Boeing 737-900, registration PK-LBI performing flight ID-6355 from Semarang to Jakarta (Indonesia) with 120 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Semarang's runway 31 when the crew stopped the climb at about 7000 feet and decided to return to Semarang. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 13 at a higher than normal speed (175 knots over ground) about 30 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the crew returned because certain components of the aircraft were not in their proper position due to technical problems with a hydraulic system.

A replacement A320-200 registration PK-LZJ reached Jakarta with a delay of 3:50 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Semarang about 32 hours after landing back.

Metars:
WAHS 281000Z 13002KT 6000 -RA FEW013CB SCT014 30/24 Q1005 NOSIG=
WAHS 280930Z 26003KT 6000 FEW013CB FEW014 30/25 Q1005 NOSIG=
WAHS 280900Z 21002KT 7000 FEW013CB FEW014 29/25 Q1005 NOSIG=
WAHS 280800Z 34009KT 1300 -RA SCT014 27/24 Q1005 NOSIG=
WAHS 280730Z 00000KT 6000 -TSRA FEW013CB FEW014 32/24 Q1005 NOSIG=
WAHS 280700Z 32009KT 8000 FEW014 32/24 Q1005 NOSIG=
WAHS 280630Z 34008KT 8000 FEW014 32/25 Q1006 NOSIG=
WAHS 280600Z 34008KT 8000 FEW014 31/25 Q1006 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 28, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic fault

Airline
British Airways

Flight number
ID-6355

Departure
Semarang, Indonesia

Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-LBI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

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