Sunexpress Germany B738 at Dusseldorf on Jun 4th 2016, flaps problem

Last Update: June 5, 2016 / 16:17:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Sunexpress Germany

Flight number
EW-1885

Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ASXC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Sunexpress Germany Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Eurowings, registration D-ASXC performing flight EW-1885 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was on final approach to Dusseldorf's runway 05L when the aircraft went around from below 1000 feet AGL due to a flaps problem. The aircraft climbed back to 4000 feet MSL and entered a hold while the crew was troubleshooting the problem and preparing the aircraft for a landing at a higher than normal speed. The aircraft subsequently positioned for an approach to runway 23L and landed safely at a higher than normal speed (about 173 knots over ground) about 20 minutes after the go-around.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 5.5 hours before resuming service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Sunexpress Germany

Flight number
EW-1885

Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ASXC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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