Lufthansa B744 near Mumbai on Aug 23rd 2014, flaps problem
Last Update: August 24, 2014 / 23:55:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-757
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The aircraft was repaired and reached Frankfurt with a delay of 33 hours.
The airline confirmed issues with the flaps requiring spare parts to be flown in from Germany.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-757
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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