Gulf A320 at Bahrain on Jan 24th 2018, slat problem on departure

Last Update: January 24, 2018 / 22:54:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Gulf Air

Flight number
GF-19

Aircraft Registration
A9C-AM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Gulf Air Airbus A320-200, registration A9C-AM performing flight GF-19 from Bahrain (Bahrain) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was in the initial climb out of Bahrain's runway 12L when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet due to the slats not retracting. The aircraft returned to Bahrain for a safe landing on runway 12L about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration A9C-AN reached Paris with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Gulf Air

Flight number
GF-19

Aircraft Registration
A9C-AM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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