Swiss RJ1H at Basel on Mar 22nd 2013, could not retract flaps
Last Update: March 23, 2013 / 14:41:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-1038
Departure
Basel, Switzerland
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
HB-IYS
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported the captain announced a flaps malfunction, the aircraft subsequently entered a holding to burn off fuel and returned to Basel with emergency services on stand by. Mechanics checked the aircraft for about 20 minutes then the passengers were instructed to disembark. They were offered to stay in hotels over night to catch a flight to Hamburg the next morning.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-1038
Departure
Basel, Switzerland
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
HB-IYS
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H
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