Serious incident Boeing 737-4Z9 (SF) EI-STM,
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Date:Wednesday 7 July 2021
Time:18:44
Type:Silhouette image of generic B734 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-4Z9 (SF)
Owner/operator:ASL Airlines Ireland
Registration: EI-STM
MSN: 27094/2432
Year of manufacture:1993
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:en route -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Leipzig Airport (LEJ/EDDP)
Destination airport:Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK)
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During the cruise flight at FL280, the cockpit crew noticed that the trim of the horizontal stabilizer was not working. They decided to continue the flight to the destination airport Cologne / Bonn under manual flight control. During the approach to runway 14L, the selector lever for the landing flaps could not be set further than position 1. After landing, it was found that the control chain in the drive of the control mechanism for the trim of the horizontal stabilizer had come loose.

Sources:

BFU21-0534-EX

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