Finnair A343 near Helsinki on Jul 16th 2013, technical problem
Last Update: July 17, 2013 / 21:23:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-69
Departure
Helsinki, Finland
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
OH-LQF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration OH-LQD reached Hong Kong with a delay of 11 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-69
Departure
Helsinki, Finland
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
OH-LQF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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