Austrian B763 at Vienna on Aug 30th 2023, could not retract the slats

Last Update: August 31, 2023 / 07:25:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
OS-87

Aircraft Registration
OE-LAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Austrian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration OE-LAE performing flight OS-87 from Vienna (Austria) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Vienna's runway 29 when the crew could not retract the slats and stopped the climb initially at 10,000 feet. The aircraft entered a hold at FL160 and returned to Vienna for a safe landing on runway 34 about 75 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft suffered slat problems, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
OS-87

Aircraft Registration
OE-LAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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