British Airways B789 at Hong Kong on Sep 15th 2023, slats did not retract
Last Update: September 16, 2023 / 15:42:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-28
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A passenger reported the first officer told the passengers during the flight they were dumping fuel and were returning to Hong Kong. After landing the captain expplained there had been a problem with the slats not retracting. The flight was postponed to Sep 17th 2023 (approximately 25 hours), the passengers were taken to hotels.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-28
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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