Smartwings B738 at Prague on Dec 8th 2015, autopilot failures and radio altimeter failure
Last Update: January 13, 2016 / 17:39:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
QS-1287
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
OK-TVE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
On Jan 13th 2016 the Czech UZPLN reported in their quarterly bulletin that maintenance performed the relevant tests and fixed the problem.
The aircraft, that had departed Tel Aviv with a delay of 2 hours, was able to depart Pardubice about one hour after landing and reached Prague with a total delay of 3.5 hours.
Relevant Metars for first approach:
LKPR 081000Z VRB02KT 0400 R24/0700D R30/0600D FG VV002 02/02 Q1034 TEMPO 0900=
LKPR 080949Z 13003KT 0500 R24/0900U R30/1100D FG VV002 02/02 Q1034 RMK REG QNH 1029=
LKPR 080930Z 15003KT 090V190 0300 R24/0600U R30/0400N FG VV002 02/02 Q1034 NOSIG=
LKPR 080900Z VRB01KT 0250 R24/0350N R30/0350N FG VV001 02/02 Q1034 NOSIG=
LKPR 080830Z 00000KT 0250 R24/0400N R30/0300N FG VV001 02/02 Q1034 NOSIG=
LKPR 080800Z VRB02KT 0250 R24/0350N R30/0350N FG VV001 02/02 Q1034 NOSIG=
LKPR 080730Z VRB02KT 0300 R24/0350N R30/0400N FG VV001 02/02 Q1034 NOSIG=
LKPR 080700Z VRB02KT 0300 R24/0400N R30/0400N FG VV001 02/01 Q1034 NOSIG=
LKPR 080634Z VRB02KT 0300 R24/0500N R30/0375N FG VV001 02/01 Q1034 RMK REG QNH 1030=
LKPR 080630Z 29003KT 0300 R24/0550N R30/0400N FG VV001 02/02 Q1034 NOSIG=
LKPR 080613Z 28003KT 0350 R24/0550N R30/0450N FG VV001 02/02 Q1034 RMK REG QNH 1030=
LKPR 080600Z 29002KT 0400 R24/0500N R30/0450N FG VV001 02/02 Q1034 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
QS-1287
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
OK-TVE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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