Flair B38M near Fort Lauderdale on Nov 12th 2023, IRS failure

Last Update: November 17, 2023 / 18:34:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flair Airlines

Flight number
F8-1300

Departure
Ottawa, Canada

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-FLDX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Flair Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FLDX performing flight F8-1300 from Ottawa,ON (Canada) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 136 people on board, was enroute at FL400 about 25 minutes prior to the top of descent when the autopilot disconnected and the master caution illuminated. The crew identified the IRS #2 had failed and completed the related checklist. The crew declared PAN PAN, descended to FL280 out of RVSM airspace and continued the flight to destination for a manual landing on runway 10R without further incident about 67 minutes after leaving FL400.

The Canadian TSB reported: "25 minutes prior to top of descent, the Master Caution light illuminated at FL400 and the autopilot disconnected. Number 2 IRS Fault was identified. The IRS FAULT non normal checklist was completed. A PAN PAN was declared, and a request was made to exit reduced vertical separation minimum airspace. The aircraft was cleared to and descended to FL280. The manual approach was flown to KFLL without further incident."
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FLDX
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-8
ICAO Aircraft Type
B38M
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flair Airlines

Flight number
F8-1300

Departure
Ottawa, Canada

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-FLDX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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