Safair B734 at George on Nov 14th 2015, flaps problem
Last Update: November 16, 2015 / 22:31:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Safair
Flight number
FA-224
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
George, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-JRD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 6 hours, then resumed service.
Metars George:
FAGG 141200Z 20013KT 9999 FEW020 BKN045 17/12 Q1018
FAGG 141100Z 20009KT 170V230 9999 SCT030 BKN050 18/11 Q1018
FAGG 141000Z 21014KT 9999 FEW035 BKN048 17/10 Q1019
FAGG 140900Z 20015KT 9999 SCT032 BKN048 18/12 Q1019
FAGG 140800Z 22012KT 9999 SCT032 BKN047 18/10 Q1019
FAGG 140700Z 28009KT 260V320 9999 FEW030 SCT043 18/10 Q1019
FAGG 140600Z 27011KT 9999 FEW026 SCT040 16/10 Q1020
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Safair
Flight number
FA-224
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
George, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-JRD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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