Iberia A359 over Atlantic on Oct 6th 2018, technical problem
Last Update: October 7, 2018 / 22:17:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6253
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
EC-MYX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
Passengers reported the captain announced a technical problem prompted their return. After landing flight attendants hinted the gear doors had remained open and they couldn't climb to their needed flight level across the Atlantic.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Madrid about 30 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6253
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
EC-MYX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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