Earlier this week, a Cayman Airways Boeing 737 MAX from Los Angeles suffered an incident during it’s approach phase into George Town.
Information is limited surrounding this incident, but below is what we know on this so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Cayman Airways Flight KX481 – Los Angeles to George Town…
Cayman Airways flight KX481, which suffered the incident, is a routine scheduled flight between Los Angeles and George Town.
Furthermore, it is understood the aircraft involved in the incident was VP-CIZ.
As per data from Planespotters.net, VP-CIZ is a 2.7 year old Boeing 737 MAX 8 that was delivered to the airline back in January 2022.
Moreover, of the 737 MAX 8 variant, Cayman Airways has four of them in their fleet.
Of that 4, all of them are in active service, with an average fleet age of 4.7 years.
As well as the 737 MAX 8, the carrier also has two Saab 340 aircraft in their fleet.
In total, they have six aircraft in their fleet, with an average age of 11.9 years, with all airframes in active service.
Cayman Airways flight KX481 departed Los Angeles at 0836 local time on August 8 and tracked east towards George Town.
Furthermore, as per reporting from The Aviation Herald, it is understood the incident took place during the approach phase of the flight.
The crew had to stop their descent due to the flaps, which help produce drag and slow the aircraft down, became stuck.
From there, the Boeing 737 MAX entered a series of holds at 4,000 feet to prepare for a high speed approach.
Following that, the aircraft landed without further incident at 1656 local time.
It is understood the aircraft landed at a speed of 180 knots, which is a lot faster than normal landings.
The Boeing 737 MAX Was Grounded For Two Days Following the Incident…
Following the incident involving Cayman Airways flight KX481 Los Angeles-George Town, the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded for two days.
VP-CIZ re-entered commercial service on August 10 following the relevant fixes being made.
It’s first flights back into commercial service were:
- KX600 – George Town to Kingston.
- KX601 – Kingston to George Town.
So far, no further issues have been reported on the aircraft.
Therefore, it can be assumed that the maintenance applied to the aircraft have worked.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this incident, we will update you accordingly.
Such updates will be placed at the bottom of this article as and when information comes in.
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