PAL A343 at Vancouver on Jan 12th 2016, flaps locked
Last Update: January 18, 2016 / 23:59:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines
Flight number
PR-117
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C3441
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The Canadian TSB reported that following two incidents in December involving the same aircraft, all three events involving locked flaps, the maintenance contractor found a flaps proximity sensor electrical wiring conduit had chafed through. For the previous occurrences see Incident: PAL A343 at Vancouver on Dec 26th 2015, could not retract flaps and Incident: PAL A343 at Vancouver on Dec 31st 2015, flight controls issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines
Flight number
PR-117
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C3441
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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