Thomson B752 at Cardiff on Jun 22nd 2013, flaps problem
Last Update: June 24, 2013 / 14:59:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Thomson Airways
Flight number
BY-6645
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-CPEV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The incident aircraft was able to depart for the next scheduled flight BY-6684 about 2 hours later with one hour delay. The aircraft suffered another flaps problem the following day, see Incident: Thomson B752 at Cardiff on Jun 23rd 2013, flaps problem.
The airport reported emergency services were called but were stood down later without necessity to intervene.
The airline confirmed the crew declared PAN as a precaution due to a minor flaps problem and landed safely.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Thomson Airways
Flight number
BY-6645
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-CPEV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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