Qatar B773 at Brisbane on Dec 31st 2022, flaps problem
Last Update: January 1, 2023 / 11:52:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-899
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-BAI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Brisbane due to a technical problem.
A passenger reported initially but later retracted his narrative, that something white was hanging off one of the wings, a pilot came from the cockpit to visually assess the passenger observation using his torch through the passenger windows, the aircraft subsequently returned to Brisbane.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-899
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-BAI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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