THY A343 at Istanbul on May 23rd 2012, could not fully retract gear
Last Update: May 23, 2012 / 21:33:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2012
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-7
Departure
Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
TC-JDM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration TC-JDL departed 6 hours past schedule and is estimated to reach Washington with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2012
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-7
Departure
Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
TC-JDM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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