Thomas Cook B752 near London on Aug 29th 2012, autopilot failure

Last Update: August 31, 2012 / 16:47:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MT-3876

Destination
Dalaman, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
G-FCLF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Thomas Cook Boeing 757-200, registration G-FCLF performing flight MT-3876 from Glasgow,SC (UK) to Dalaman (Turkey), was enroute at FL350 about 150nm northnortheast of London Gatwick,EN (UK) when the crew reported the failure of their autopilot and diverted to London Gatwick for a safe landing about 45 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration G-TCBA reached Dalaman with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MT-3876

Destination
Dalaman, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
G-FCLF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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