Aer Lingus A332 near Dublin on Mar 11th 2013, could not retract flaps
Last Update: March 11, 2013 / 23:04:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-137
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
EI-LAX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The flight was subsequently cancelled.
A passenger reported the captain announced the flaps could not be retracted.
The airline confirmed a technical problem. The rotation EI-137/EI-138 was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-137
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
EI-LAX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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