Sunwing B738 at Calgary on Sep 24th 2016, flaps problem
Last Update: September 30, 2016 / 20:33:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-488
Departure
Cancun, Mexico
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GNCH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported the flaps failed to extend when the crew selected the flaps to 5 degrees, entered a hold and worked the "Trailing Edge Flap Disagree" Checklist. In accordance with the checklist the crew performed an alternate flap extension to 15 degrees and landed without further incident. Maintenance received a FSEU message indicating "RIGHT FLAP POSITION DISAGREE". The fault message was cleared, the fault isolation manual was consulted and the flaps re-cycled, no faults were found. The aircraft returned to service without re-currence of the problem so far.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-488
Departure
Cancun, Mexico
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GNCH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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