Ajet B738 near Dusseldorf on May 31st 2024, loss of captain's displays

Last Update: June 2, 2024 / 19:16:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ajet (former Anadolujet)

Flight number
VF-6

Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany

Destination
Ankara, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JFH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Ajet (former Anadolujet) Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JFH performing flight VF-6 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Ankara (Turkey), was climbing out of Dusseldorf's runway 23L when the crew stopped the climb at FL280 after the captain's displays (PFD, ND, upper display unit) went dark, VHF1 and NAV1 became inoperative and the engine electronic control reverted to ALTN mode. The aircraft turned around and returned to Dusseldorf for a safe landing on runway 23L about 50 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Dusseldorf for 16 hours, then departed again for Ankara and reached Ankara with a delay of about 17 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ajet (former Anadolujet)

Flight number
VF-6

Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany

Destination
Ankara, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JFH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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