Created Thursday, Nov 10th 2022 18:34Z, last updated Thursday, Nov 10th 2022 18:34Z
A VARA Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Fokker 100, registration VH-FNU performing flight
VA-9081 from Perth,WA to Boolgeeda,WA (Australia) with 95 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Perth's runway 03 when the crew requested to maintain 5000 feet due to a technical issue. The crew subsequently advised they needed to return to Perth and would need to burn off fuel. The aircraft returned to Perth for a safe landing on runway 03 at a higher than normal speed about 110 minutes after departure.
A passenger reported the crew announced there was an issue with the flaps, they would burn off fuel and return to Perth for a high speed landing.
Virgin Australia reported the aircraft suffered a problem with the flaps indication.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Perth about 17 hours after landing back and burned off fuel prior to landing back.
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