Ryanair B738 near London on May 10th 2012, pitot failure

Last Update: May 11, 2012 / 13:29:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2012

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-8168

Destination
Katowice, Poland

Aircraft Registration
EI-DAS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DAS performing flight FR-8168 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Katowice (Poland), was climbing out of Stansted Airport when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 due to the failure of the left (captain's) pitot system. The crew returned to Stansted Airport for a safe landing on runway 22 about 30 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DAE reached Katowice with a delay of 90 minutes.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-DAS
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
THE BOEING COMPANY
Aircraft Model / Type
BOEING 737-8AS
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2012

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-8168

Destination
Katowice, Poland

Aircraft Registration
EI-DAS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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