Sunwing B738 near Dublin on Sep 7th 2012, stab trim failure
Last Update: September 11, 2012 / 19:01:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
BY-1540
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Bourgas, Bulgaria
Aircraft Registration
C-FLZR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance was called on board and found both STAB TRIM switches in the off position. The operator opened their own investigation into the occurrence.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration C-FTLK reached Bourgas the following day with a delay of 18 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
BY-1540
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Bourgas, Bulgaria
Aircraft Registration
C-FLZR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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