People's E170 at Altenrhein on May 12th 2025, flaps problems

Last Update: May 14, 2025 / 19:58:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
People's Viennaline

Flight number
PE-511

Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Destination
Altenrhein, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
OE-LMK

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

A People's Viennaline Embraer ERJ-170, registration OE-LMK performing flight PE-511 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Altenrhein (Switzerland) with 50 people on board, was on approach to Altenrhein when the crew entered a hold for troubleshooting and subsequently decided to divert to Zurich due to problems with the landing flaps. The crew advised they needed the longer runway. The aircraft landed safely on Zurich's runway 14 about 40 minutes after aborting the approach to Altenrhein.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Zurich for about 5 hours, then returned to service but needed to abort another flight the next day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
People's Viennaline

Flight number
PE-511

Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Destination
Altenrhein, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
OE-LMK

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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