Aerolineas Argentinas A342 at Madrid on Nov 5th 2012, could not retract flaps twice
Last Update: November 6, 2012 / 10:10:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 5, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1133
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-ZPO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-200
ICAO Type Designator
A342
The incident aircraft departed again as flight AR-1135 about 4 hours after the first departure, but needed to stop the climb again at FL150, returned to Madrid a second time and landed safely on runway 32R about 80 minutes after second departure.
The flight was subsequently cancelled. The incident aircraft is still on the ground in Madrid 10 hours after second return.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 5, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1133
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-ZPO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-200
ICAO Type Designator
A342
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