Serious Incident to the ATR 72 registered VH-FVL and operated by Virgin Australia Regional on 02/04/2017 at Brisbane [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

During approach, the crew received an E/GPWS TOO LOW FLAP warning and detected an incorrect flap setting. A missed approach was conducted.

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General information
Local date	02/04/2017
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	AD Brisbane
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2017-0180

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Australia - Virgin Australia
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	VH-FVL
State of registry	Australia
Last departure point	Australia - YMRB (MOV): Moranbah
Planned destination	Australia - YBBN (BNE): Brisbane
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	974
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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