Austrian B763 near Vienna on May 7th 2013, slat position indication problem
Last Update: May 8, 2013 / 12:15:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-93
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Washington, United States
Aircraft Registration
OE-LAX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft was able to depart again after about 2 hours on the ground and reached Washington with a delay of 2 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Vienna due to a slat position indication problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-93
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Washington, United States
Aircraft Registration
OE-LAX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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