Iberia A346 over Atlantic on May 21st 2019, flaps problem
Last Update: May 21, 2019 / 20:31:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6827
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
EC-IZY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
A passenger reported after the aircraft had been shut down back in Madrid the crew informed the passengers they had suffered a problem with the flaps.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 19 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6827
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
EC-IZY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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