Atlanta Europe B744 at Liege on Aug 27th 2026, flaps problems

Last Update: August 29, 2026 / 10:34:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Atlanta Europe Malta

Flight number
CC-2615

Departure
Liege, Belgium

Destination
Kinshasa N'djili, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Registration
9H-AKA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Air Atlanta Europe Malta Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration 9H-AKA performing flight CC-2615 from Liege (Belgium) to Kinshasa N'djili (DR Congo), was climbing out of Liege's runway 22L when the crew stopped the climb at FL110 due to problems with the flaps. The crew decided to return to Liege and dumped fuel over the North Sea. While returning to Liege the crew decided to divert to Amsterdam (Netherlands) due to weather. The aircraft landed safely on Amsterdam's runway 18R at a higher than normal speed (about 182 knots over ground) about 2 hours after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 38 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Atlanta Europe Malta

Flight number
CC-2615

Departure
Liege, Belgium

Destination
Kinshasa N'djili, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Registration
9H-AKA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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