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Flaps issue on Ryanair Boeing 737 while approaching Brussels Airport

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A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (EI-EMD) from Malta to Brussels encountered a problem with the flaps while approaching the Belgian airport yesterday evening (26 November), at 850 feet the pilots decided to go around. Emergency services were waiting as a precaution but the aircraft landed safely on runway 25R 30 minutes after the first approach.

About 1h30 later another aircraft (EI-DCF) was used for the flight back to Malta.

28 hours after the incident, the first aircraft is still on the ground in Brussels.

This post was published on 27 November 2017 05:35

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