Korean A388 at Paris on Sep 11th 2017, flaps did not fully retract
Last Update: September 12, 2017 / 21:07:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-902
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
HL7613
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The flight was postponed to the next day, the passengers were taken to hotels.
A replacement A380-800 registration HL7611 departed Paris the following morning as flight KE-902D and reached Seoul with a delay of 24 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 24 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-902
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
HL7613
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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