Ryanair B738 near Frankfurt on Oct 7th 2013, flaps indication

Last Update: October 11, 2013 / 22:26:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-9018

Departure
Girona, Spain

Destination
Stockholm Vasteras, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
EI-DPN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DPN performing flight FR-9018 from Girona,SP (Spain) to Stockholm Vasteras (Sweden) with 174 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 85nm southeast of Frankfurt Hahn (Germany) when the crew descended the aircraft to FL200 and set course to divert to Hahn Airport. The aircraft landed safely on Hahn's runway 21 about 45 minutes after leaving FL360.

Passengers reported the crew reported a minor problem prompting them to divert to Frankfurt. They felt the aircraft was shaky, climbing, descending and turning a lot for a long time prior to the emergency landing. The landing appeared faster than other normal landings. Maintenance attempted to get the aircraft repaired for about one hour focussing their attention onto the left hand wing just outboard the engine, then it was decided crew and passengers would move to another aircraft. Ground staff told them, that the aircraft had suffered some problem with the flaps. In a private talk the captain told another passenger that a lamp had illuminated indicating a problem with the flaps, this passenger then translated the news for the others.

The airline reported a faulty flaps sensor prompted a precautionary diversion to Frankfurt Hahn. The passengers were switched to a replacement aircraft.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DCM reached Stockholm with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-9018

Departure
Girona, Spain

Destination
Stockholm Vasteras, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
EI-DPN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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