Air India B788 at Melbourne on Jun 25th 2015, flight control technical issue

Last Update: June 25, 2015 / 20:19:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-309

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ANR

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An Air India Boeing 787-800, registration VT-ANR performing flight AI-309 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Delhi (India), was climbing out of Melbourne's runway 16 when shortly before climbing through FL150 the crew requested to level off at FL150 reporting a flight control technical issue but did not request priority. The crew subsequently decided to return to Melbourne, dumped fuel at 6000 feet and landed safely back on Melbourne's runway 16 about 70 minutes after departure.

The airport reported the crew did not declare emergency advising of a minor technical problem and requesting to return to Melbourne.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-309

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ANR

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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