Dragonair A320 at Hangzhou on Aug 27th 2013, returned twice due to flaps
Last Update: August 29, 2013 / 21:06:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Dragonair
Flight number
KA-637
Departure
Hangzhou, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-HSK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Following maintenance the aircraft departed a second time and was again climbing out of Hangzhou when the crew selected the flaps to 0 and the flaps again did not reach the retracted position. The aicraft returned to Hangzhou a second time for another safe landing.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto flights the following day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Dragonair
Flight number
KA-637
Departure
Hangzhou, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-HSK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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