Tway B738 at Busan and Jeju on May 16th 2021, unreliable airspeed

Last Update: May 17, 2021 / 11:09:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 16, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TW-943

Aircraft Registration
HL8086

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Tway Air Boeing 737-800, registration HL8086 performing flight TW-943 from Busan to Jeju (South Korea) with 151 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Busan when the crew observed different airspeeds on the captain's and first officer's airspeed indicators and declared emergency. The crew worked the related checklists, establish that the first officer's IAS agreed with the standby IAS and decided to trust the first officer's IAS. The aircraft climbed to FL160 and continued for a safe landing in Jeju about 55 minutes after departure.

The airline reported an anomaly was found with the captain's dynamic port, the port was replaced.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 16, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TW-943

Aircraft Registration
HL8086

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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