China Southern A333 at Melbourne on Feb 3rd 2018, flaps problem on departure
Last Update: February 3, 2018 / 21:40:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
China Southern Airlines
Flight number
CZ-344
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5951
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 18 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
China Southern Airlines
Flight number
CZ-344
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5951
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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