American B763 at London on Sep 25th 2012, could not fully retract slats
Last Update: September 25, 2012 / 14:42:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-87
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N377AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A passenger reported the captain announced a leading edge slat had not retracted making a return to Heathrow necessary.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-87
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N377AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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