Boeing 757 TF-FIJ

Summary

On 26 February 2013 at about 22:32 local time, a Boeing 757 registered TF-FIJ, operated by Icelandair EHF, was involved in an incident near Keflavik, Iceland. 171 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 February 2013 at 22:32

Classification

Incident

Location

Keflavik, Iceland

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 757

Registration

TF-FIJ

Category

Airplane

Operator

Icelandair EHF

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA13WA060

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On 26 February 2013, at approximately 2232 UTC time, a Boeing B757-200, during a flight operated by Icelandair between Kastrup, Denmark, and Keflavik, Iceland, the flight crew received an EICAS message indicating a right hydraulic failure when at the top of the descent into Keflavik. When on final approach 4NM from RWY 20, autopilot as the landing flaps were selected, the airplane suddenly banked to the left and lost altitude. The airplane was on at the time, and the flight crew had difficulty regaining control of the airplane. Once control was established, the airplane regained altitude held as the crew troubleshooted the problem. The airplane landed on RWY 20 with the flaps retracted. There were no injuries. The incident is being investigated by the Air Accident Investigations Board (AAIB)of Iceland. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture of the aircraft. All inquiries should be directed to the AAIB Iceland at: AAIB Iceland Rannsóknarnefnd flugslysa Húsi FBS-R v.Flugvallaveg 101 Reykjavík Email: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.