British Airways B744 at Riyadh on Aug 7th 2013, could not fully retract flaps
Last Update: August 10, 2013 / 18:43:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-262
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The flight was postponed to the next day, the passengers were taken to hotels.
The incident aircraft departed again the following day with a delay of about 27 hours but had to return again, see Incident: British Airways B744 at Riyadh on Aug 8th 2013, could not fully retract flaps.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-262
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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