Cityjet RJ85 at London on May 15th 2014, flaps fairing partially detached in flight
Last Update: May 15, 2014 / 20:23:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-281
Departure
London City, United Kingdom
Destination
Florence, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJI
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
A replacement Avro RJ-85 registration EI-RJF reached Florence with a delay of 2:45 hours.
The airline confirmed "the cover of the operating mechanism on the wing became partially detached" on departure from London City. Following consultation with Cityjet's Maintenance the aircraft decided to return to London City Airport. The passengers departed on another aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-281
Departure
London City, United Kingdom
Destination
Florence, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJI
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
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