THY A333 at Istanbul on Aug 27th 2017, technical problem

Last Update: August 28, 2017 / 09:04:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
THY Turkish Airlines

Flight number
TK-1857

Departure
Istanbul, Turkey

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
TC-LOE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-LOE performing flight TK-1857 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Ataturk Airport's runway 35L when the crew stopped the climb at FL120, burned off fuel and returned to Istanbul for a safe landing on runway 35R about 85 minutes after departure.

A ground observer reported the landing gear remained extended throughout the entire flight.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration TC-LOG reached Madrid with a delay of 3:20 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 14 hours then returned to service. The aircraft had suffered a bird strike 4 days earlier, see Incident: THY A333 at Istanbul on Aug 23rd 2017, bird strike and had remained on the ground for 96 hours before departing for the occurrence flight, first flight following the bird strike.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
THY Turkish Airlines

Flight number
TK-1857

Departure
Istanbul, Turkey

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
TC-LOE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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