People's E170 at Altenrhein on May 13th 2025, flaps problem

Last Update: May 14, 2025 / 21:59:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
People's Viennaline

Flight number
PE-921

Departure
Lamezia Terme, Italy

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-921 from Lamezia Terme (Italy) to Altenrhein (Switzerland), was on approach to Altenrhein when the crew aborted the approach, entered a hold and subsequently diverted to Zurich (Switzerland) due to flaps problem requiring the longer runway. The aircraft landed safely on Zurich's runway 16 about 30 minutes after aborting the approach to Altenrhein.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Zurich about 33 hours after landing.

The aircraft had suffered the same problem the previous day, see Incident: People's E170 at Altenrhein on May 12th 2025, flaps problems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
People's Viennaline

Flight number
PE-921

Departure
Lamezia Terme, Italy

Destination
Altenrhein, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
OE-LMK

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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