Ryanair B738 at Dublin on Dec 27th 2015, flaps up landing
Last Update: December 28, 2015 / 13:28:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 27, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-7063
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-EKB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported the captain announced they needed to perform a flaps up landing at Dublin.
On Dec 28th 2015 the airline stated: "This flight from Alicante to Dublin (27 Dec) experienced a cockpit warning light indicating a possible flaps issue on approach into Dublin. In line with safety procedures, the crew alerted ATC and the airport fire service, and the aircraft performed a flapless landing, which was otherwise normal. The aircraft was inspected by Ryanair engineers who repaired the fault and cleared the aircraft to return to service."
Metars:
EIDW 271830Z 19007KT 150V210 9999 FEW008 SCT035 BKN200 12/10 Q1013 NOSIG
EIDW 271800Z 12006KT 9999 FEW008 SCT040 12/10 Q1013 NOSIG
EIDW 271730Z 13006KT 9999 FEW008 SCT014 BKN040 12/10 Q1012 NOSIG
EIDW 271700Z 12008KT 9999 FEW008 SCT011 BKN028 10/09 Q1013 NOSIG
EIDW 271630Z 13011KT 9999 FEW008 SCT011 BKN022 10/09 Q1013 NOSIG
EIDW 271600Z 14014KT 9999 FEW008 SCT011 BKN022 10/09 Q1013 NOSIG
EIDW 271530Z 14013KT 9999 -RA FEW008 BKN011 BKN030 09/08 Q1013 NOSIG
EIDW 271500Z 13009KT 9999 -RA FEW008 BKN013 BKN040 09/08 Q1013 NOSIG
EIDW 271430Z 13012KT 9999 FEW008 BKN013 BKN040 08/07 Q1013 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 27, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-7063
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-EKB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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