Transavia B737 near Rotterdam on Jan 11th 2013, flaps problem
Last Update: January 12, 2013 / 16:39:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-6318
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-XRA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The passengers were bussed to Rotterdam.
The incident aircraft was able to resume service the following morning after about 8 hours on the ground.
The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Amsterdam due to problems with the flaps requiring the longer runway available at Amsterdam.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-6318
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-XRA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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