United B789 at Tokyo on Jul 3rd 2020, leading edge flaps trouble
Last Update: July 3, 2020 / 15:49:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 3, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N27958
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The aircraft had attempted two flights the previous day, remained on the ground for about 21.5 hours, then departed for the occurrence flight, see also Incident: United B789 at Tokyo on Jul 2nd 2020, leading edge flaps trouble, Incident: United B789 at Tokyo on Jul 2nd 2020, leading edge flaps trouble.
The aircraft is still on the ground 10 hours after the second return to Narita.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 3, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N27958
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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