TAP A343 at Rio de Janeiro on Mar 9th 2016, could not retract flaps
Last Update: March 10, 2016 / 22:34:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 9, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
TAP Air Portugal
Flight number
TP-72
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
CS-TOB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Rio about 19 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 9, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
TAP Air Portugal
Flight number
TP-72
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
CS-TOB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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