flaps asymmetry | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:39:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Virgin Emergency Diversion to Hobart https://airflightdisaster.com/virgin-emergency-diversion-to-hobart/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:35:41 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=17428 What: Virgin Australia Boeing 737-700 en route from Brisbane to Launceston Where: Hobart When: Jun 16th 2011 Who: 56 passengers Why: On approach to Launceton, the crew noted a flaps asymmetry, and aborted the approach. They burned off fuel, and diverted to Hobart where they made a safe landing. Passengers feared for their lives but...

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]]> What: Virgin Australia Boeing 737-700 en route from Brisbane to Launceston
Where: Hobart
When: Jun 16th 2011
Who: 56 passengers
Why: On approach to Launceton, the crew noted a flaps asymmetry, and aborted the approach. They burned off fuel, and diverted to Hobart where they made a safe landing. Passengers feared for their lives but apparently were not in as much danger as they feared.

Subsequently, due to Puyehue ash concerns, they took a bus to Launceston. The flight was carrying the Gold Coast Suns football team.

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