Finnair A359 over Russia on Oct 19th 2017, technical problem
Last Update: October 19, 2017 / 20:04:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-73
Departure
Helsinki, Finland
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
OH-LWE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
The airline reported the crew decided to return due to a technical problem.
Since introduction to service two other Finnair A350-900s scheduled to fly across Russia needed to turn around and return to Helsinki, see Incident: Finnair A359 over Russia on Sep 29th 2017, technical problem and Incident: Finnair A359 at Helsinki on Sep 24th 2017, technical problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-73
Departure
Helsinki, Finland
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
OH-LWE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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