KLM B738 at Budapest on Dec 6th 2012, flaps problem

Last Update: December 7, 2012 / 20:05:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 6, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1975

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Budapest, Hungary

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A KLM Boeing 737-800, registration PH-BXG performing flight KL-1975 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Budapest (Hungary) with 152 people and 2.5kg of Lithium Metal batteries on board, was on approach to Budapest's runway 13R when the crew reported they had flaps problems and could not extend them. The aircraft entered a hold at 8000 feet. After working the checklists the crew declared PAN reporting they could not resolve the problem, needed to perform a flaps up landing at 190 knots and requested runway 13L. The aircraft landed safely on Budapest's runway 13L at a higher than normal speed (177 knots over ground).

The return flight KL-1976 was cancelled.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BXG
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Serial Number
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 6, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1975

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Budapest, Hungary

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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