Astral B744 at Liege on May 4th 2021, flaps problems

Last Update: May 5, 2021 / 20:27:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Astral Aviation

Flight number
8V-2611

Departure
Liege, Belgium

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
TF-AMU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

Airport
Liège Airport, Liège

Airport ICAO Code
EBLG

An Astral Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration TF-AMU performing flight 8V-2611 from Liege (Belgium) to Lagos (Nigeria), was climbing out of Liege's runway 22L when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 due to problems with the flaps. The aircraft subsequently headed across Belgium to the North Sea, climbed to FL140 to dump fuel, and returned to Liege for a safe landing on runway 22L at a higher than normal speed (166 knots over ground, about 190 KIAS) about 85 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours before returning to service.

Metars:
EBLG 041720Z 25023KT 9999 SCT046 12/00 Q1002 TEMPO 26023G33KT=
EBLG 041650Z 25022KT 9999 SCT044 12/M00 Q1002 TEMPO 26023G33KT=
EBLG 041620Z 25023KT 9999 SCT040 12/00 Q1002 TEMPO 26023G33KT=
EBLG 041550Z 26024KT 9999 SCT040 12/01 Q1002 TEMPO 26022G32KT=
EBLG 041520Z 25025G36KT 9999 SCT040 13/01 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041450Z 26027KT 9999 SCT040 12/02 Q1002 TEMPO 26030G43KT=
EBLG 041420Z 25026G40KT 9999 SCT040 13/01 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041350Z 26026G37KT 9999 SCT022 12/00 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041320Z 25027G37KT 9999 SCT022 12/01 Q1002 NOSIG=
EBLG 041250Z 25026G38KT 9999 SCT022 12/02 Q1001 NOSIG=
EBLG 041220Z 25025G37KT 9999 SCT018 SCT041 12/03 Q1001 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Astral Aviation

Flight number
8V-2611

Departure
Liege, Belgium

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
TF-AMU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

Airport
Liège Airport, Liège

Airport ICAO Code
EBLG

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