Helvetic F100 near Salzburg on Jul 7th 2016, ground spoilers inoperative

Last Update: July 13, 2016 / 21:12:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Helvetic

Flight number
LX-2250

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Budapest, Hungary

Aircraft Registration
HB-JVG

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

A Helvetic Fokker 100 on behalf of Swiss, registration HB-JVG performing flight LX-2250 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Budapest (Hungary), was enroute at FL350 about 70nm southeast of Salzburg (Austria) when the crew decided to return to Zurich due to a problem with the ground spoilers. On approach to Zurich ATC queried whether it was a hydraulic problem, the crew answered no, the "lift dumpers" (ground spoilers) were inoperative and would not extend for landing. The aircraft landed safely on Zurich's runway 14 about 90 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 3.5 hours, then resumed service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JVG
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
F100
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Helvetic

Flight number
LX-2250

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Budapest, Hungary

Aircraft Registration
HB-JVG

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

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