TUI B788 at London on Feb 16th 2023, could not fully retract flaps/slats
Last Update: February 22, 2023 / 20:33:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
TUI Airways
Flight number
BY-20
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
G-TUIC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
A replacement Boeing 787-8 registration G-TUIB reached Bridgetown with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Gatwick until Feb 19th, performed a test flight and returned to service on Feb 20th 2023.
The aircraft had also returned to Gatwick the previous day (Feb 15th 2023) performing flight BY-84 to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), passengers reported they were not given any information about the reason for the return.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
TUI Airways
Flight number
BY-20
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
G-TUIC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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