Swiss RJ1H at Zurich on Aug 26th 2013, flapless landing

Last Update: August 29, 2013 / 13:02:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 26, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-463

Departure
London City, United Kingdom

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-IYY

Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

A Swiss European Airlines Avro RJ-100, registration HB-IYY performing flight LX-463 from London City,EN (UK) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 90 people on board, was descending towards Zurich when the crew stopped the descent at FL170 telling Zurich Radar that they had a problem with the flaps system and needed to perform a flapless landing, the crew declared PAN just in case hot brakes occurred as result of the high speed landing. The crew advised they were too heavy for a flaps 0 landing and needed to burn off fuel for at least 20 minutes. The aircraft entered a hold at FL170 to work the relevant checklists, burn off fuel, prepare the landing and have emergency services in their stand by positions. The aircraft exited the hold about 30 minutes later with 1700 kg of fuel remaining, declined an instruction for a further hold by Zurich Approach advising they had burned so much fuel that any further delay would put them below final fuel reserve, and performed a safe landing on Zurich's runway 16 at about 195 knots above ground. While vacating the runway the captain reported both brakes were overheating, they would need to stop within 50 meters, tower controller replied he needed 20 meters to be very happy. The aircraft continued the 20 meters to be completely clear of the hold short line and stopped, emergency services attended the aircraft and cooled the brakes. The runway was returned to service after a runway inspection.

The airline told Corriere del Ticino that the crew became aware of the flap fault by indications in the cockpit and advised ATC of the pending high speed landing and strain on the brakes. Everything was under control however, the crew handled the situation by the book, there were no injuries or damage.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IYY
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BRITISH AEROSPACE (REGIONAL AIRCRAFT) LTD
Aircraft Model / Type
AVRO 146-RJ100
ICAO Aircraft Type
RJ1H
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 26, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-463

Departure
London City, United Kingdom

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-IYY

Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

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