CSA A320 at Perm on Jan 11th 2014, flaps asymmetry

Last Update: April 16, 2014 / 14:05:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 11, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
CSA Czech Airlines

Flight number
OK-256

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Perm, Russia

Aircraft Registration
OK-LEF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A CSA Czech Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OK-LEF performing flight OK-256 from Prague (Czech Republic) to Perm (Russia), aborted the final approach to Perm's runway 21 at about 2700 feet MSL when the crew received a "flaps locked" indication, climbed to 6000 feet and entered a hold to work the related checklists. The aircraft landed safely on Perm's runway 21 at a higher than normal speed about 40 minutes later.

Czech's Investigation Institute into Causes of Accidents (UZPLN) reported in their quarterly bulletin that a technical problem caused the occurrence, a left hand flaps position sensor was replaced and adjusted.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 11, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
CSA Czech Airlines

Flight number
OK-256

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Perm, Russia

Aircraft Registration
OK-LEF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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