Ryanair B738 near Birmingham on Nov 26th 2012, technical problem

Last Update: November 28, 2012 / 17:18:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 26, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-3901

Destination
Malta, Malta

Aircraft Registration
EI-DAI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DAI performing flight FR-3901 from Birmingham,EN (UK) to Malta (Malta), was climbing out of Birmingham when the crew stopped the climb at FL130 and entered a hold to burn off fuel. The aircraft subsequently diverted to London Stansted,EN (UK) for a safe landing on runway 23 about one hour after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-ENR reached Malta with a delay of 2:40 hours.

A passenger reported the captain announced the aircraft suffered a technical problem and they would divert to Stansted Airport. The landing gear was lowered for burning off fuel, which lasted about 30 minutes, the gear was retracted again while positioning for the approach to Stansted and a normal landing occurred. The passenger did not notice anything out of the normal, gear and flaps were operated as expected, no unusual movements, vibrations, smells or the like. Gossip running around the aircraft suggested that some anti ice system had failed.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 26, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-3901

Destination
Malta, Malta

Aircraft Registration
EI-DAI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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