Spicejet B738 at Patna on Oct 5th 2020, flaps problem
Last Update: October 6, 2020 / 11:04:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-8719
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Patna, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SYZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground in Varanasi for about 10 hours, then continued the flight to Patna and reached the destination with a delay of about 10.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-8719
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Patna, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SYZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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