Air Berlin B738 at Heraklion and Chania on Sep 21st 2012, landed below final fuel reserve
Last Update: December 17, 2012 / 10:20:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 21, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-2242
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Heraklion, Greece
Aircraft Registration
D-ABKJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Germany's BFU reported in their monthly bulletin the aircraft landed below required final fuel reserve, Greece has opened an investigation into the serious incident. The reason(s) for the aborted approach and go-around were not mentioned.
Air Berlin said, the report by the BFU is not in line with the facts in major parts, the aircraft had still more than the required final fuel reserve on board at the time of landing at Chania.
Metars:
LGIR 211950Z 07009KT 9999 FEW020 23/18 Q1015 NOSIG
LGIR 211850Z 07010KT 9999 FEW020 23/19 Q1015 NOSIG
LGIR 211750Z 07010KT 9999 SCT020 23/19 Q1015 NOSIG
LGIR 211650Z 05010KT 9999 SCT020 24/20 Q1014 NOSIG
LGIR 211550Z 05010KT 9999 SCT020 25/20 Q1013 NOSIG
LGIR 211450Z 05010KT 9999 SCT020 25/20 Q1013 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 21, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-2242
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Heraklion, Greece
Aircraft Registration
D-ABKJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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