TUI Belgium B38M near Seattle on Oct 14th 2021, flight control problems

Last Update: October 15, 2021 / 19:48:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
TUI Airlines Belgium

Departure
Seattle Boeing Field, United States

Destination
Brussels, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
OO-TMZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A TUI Airlines Belgium Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration OO-TMZ performing delivery flight TB-981F from Seattle Boeing Field,WA (USA) to Brussels (Belgium), was climbing out of Boeing Field when the crew requested to stop the climb at 15000 feet, the following clearance was subsequently amended to stop the climb at 13000 feet. While maintaining something like 12,000 feet the crew declared PAN PAN reporting flight control problems and requested a block altitude. The flight was cleared to maintain between 11,000 and 15,000 feet. About 15 minutes later the crew requested vectors back to Boeing Field and advised they were now able to maintain their assigned altitude within 1000 feet. The aircraft returned to Boeing Field for a safe landing on runway 14R about 35 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
TUI Airlines Belgium

Departure
Seattle Boeing Field, United States

Destination
Brussels, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
OO-TMZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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