Sun Express B738 on Dec 13th 2017, localizer failure

Last Update: December 13, 2017 / 21:33:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sun Express

Flight number
XQ-722

Departure
Kayseri, Turkey

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
TC-SEO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam

Airport ICAO Code
EHAM

A Sun Express Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SEO performing flight XQ-722 from Kayseri (Turkey) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on final ILS approach to Amsterdam's runway 18C being established on both localizer and glideslope, when the crew reported they got a warning on the localizer and queried tower about the status, tower confirmed the localizer was off. The crew initiated a go around from about 1100 feet MSL, positioned for another approach to runway 18R and landed safely about 15 minutes after the go around.

Tower asked the next approach to runway 18C whether they were able to see the runway, the crew responded in the negative and also performed a missed approach.

Metars:
EHAM 131255Z 22011KT 8000 FEW004 04/04 Q0995 NOSIG=
EHAM 131225Z 21012KT 6000 FEW003 SCT005 BKN013 04/03 Q0995 BECMG 9999 SCT020=
EHAM 131155Z 20012KT 3200 -DZ FEW003 BKN004 OVC005 03/03 Q0995 REDZ BECMG 5000 BKN010=
EHAM 131125Z 20015KT 4800 DZ SCT004 BKN005 03/03 Q0996 BECMG 6000=
EHAM 131055Z 18013KT 7000 -DZ SCT004 BKN006 03/03 Q0997 BECMG 8000=
EHAM 131025Z 18014KT 6000 -DZ FEW004 SCT005 BKN007 03/03 Q0997 TEMPO 4500=
EHAM 130955Z 18015KT 5000 -DZ FEW004 SCT006 BKN007 03/02 Q0998 NOSIG=
EHAM 130925Z 18015KT 4500 -DZ FEW004 SCT006 BKN007 03/02 Q0998 TEMPO 6000=

Related NOTAM:
A1723/17 NOTAMN
Q) EHAA/QIUCG/I /NBO/A /000/999/5218N00446E005
A) EHAM B) 1712131600 C) 1712151600 EST
E) ILS RWY 18C DOWNGRADED TO I/E/1 (SUPPORTS CAT I OPERATIONS).
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sun Express

Flight number
XQ-722

Departure
Kayseri, Turkey

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
TC-SEO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam

Airport ICAO Code
EHAM

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