Bluebird Cargo B733 at Liege on Feb 25th 2013, flaps problem

Last Update: February 28, 2013 / 13:46:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Bluebird Cargo

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
Liege, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
TF-BBG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Bluebird Cargo Boeing 737-300 on behalf of TNT Airways, registration TF-BBG performing freight flight 3V-5862 from Oslo (Norway) to Liege (Belgium), was on final approach to Liege's runway 23L (length 3700 meters/12,100 feet) when the crew went around due to flaps problems. After working the checklists for about 30 minutes while in a hold at 4000 feet without succeeding to resolve the problem the crew decided to divert to Cologne/Bonn (Germany), climbed the aircraft to FL110 and subsequently landed safely on Cologne's runway 14L (length 3815 meters/12,500 feet) about one hour after aborting the approach to Liege.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Cologne about 38 hours after landing.



Metars Liege:
EBLG 260050Z 06008KT 040V110 2200 BR BKN002 BKN003 01/M00 Q1025 R23L/290095 TEMPO 0500 FG BKN001
EBLG 260020Z 06009KT 1500 -SN BR SCT001 BKN002 00/M00 Q1025 R23L/290095 TEMPO 0500 FG BKN001
EBLG 252350Z 06009KT 040V100 1100 R23L/P2000N R23R/P2000N R05R/P2000N -SN BR FEW001 BKN002 00/M00 Q1024 R23L/290095 TEMPO 0500 FG BKN001
EBLG 252320Z 05008KT 1000 R23L/P2000N R23R/P2000N R05R/P2000N -SN BR BKN002 00/M01 Q1024 R23L/290095 TEMPO 0500 FG BKN001
EBLG 252250Z 05008KT 1400 R23L/P2000N R23R/P2000N R05R/P2000N -SN BR BKN002 BKN003 00/M01 Q1024 R23L/290095 TEMPO 0500 FG BKN001
EBLG 252220Z 05010KT 1700 -SN BR FEW001 BKN002 00/M01 Q1024 R23L/290095 TEMPO 0500 FG BKN001
EBLG 252150Z 06008KT 040V110 1100 R23L/P2000N R23R/P2000N R05R/P2000N -SN BR BKN001 BKN002 00/M01 Q1023 R23L/290095 NOSIG
EBLG 252120Z 05009KT 0700 R23L/1900N R23R/P2000N R05R/1700N -SN FG BKN001 BKN002 00/M01 Q1023 R23L/290095 NOSIG
EBLG 252050Z 06009KT 0900 R23L/P2000N R23R/P2000N R05R/1900N -SN FG BKN001 BKN002 00/M01 Q1023 R23L/290095 NOSIG
EBLG 252020Z 05006KT 020V100 0700 R23L/1800U R23R/1700U R05R/0900V1500U -SN FZFG BKN001 M00/M01 Q1023 R23L/290095 NOSIG

Metars Cologne:
DDK 260050Z 06004KT 9999 SCT016 BKN045 02/01 Q1025 R14L/190095 R14R///99// R06///99// NOSIG
EDDK 260020Z 07005KT 9999 BKN017 02/01 Q1025 R14L/190095 R14R///99// R06///99// NOSIG
EDDK 252350Z 07005KT 9999 FEW015 BKN048 02/01 Q1025 R88/190095 NOSIG
EDDK 252320Z 06005KT 9999 BKN020 02/02 Q1024 R88/190095 NOSIG
EDDK 252250Z 05003KT 9999 SCT018 BKN043 01/01 Q1024 R88/190095 NOSIG
EDDK 252220Z 04001KT 9999 BKN045 01/01 Q1024 R88/190095 NOSIG
EDDK 252150Z 02002KT 9999 BKN048 01/01 Q1024 R88/190095 NOSIG
EDDK 252120Z 01002KT 9999 BKN018 01/01 Q1024 R88/190095 NOSIG
EDDK 252050Z 03003KT 9999 BKN018 02/02 Q1023 R88/190095 NOSIG
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Bluebird Cargo

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
Liege, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
TF-BBG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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