LAN Chile B789 at New York on Apr 3rd 2016, slat problem

Last Update: April 4, 2016 / 21:31:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 3, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
LAN Chile

Flight number
LA-533

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Santiago, Chile

Aircraft Registration
CC-BGI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A LAN Chile Boeing 787-900, registration CC-BGI performing flight LA-533 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Santiago (Chile), was climbing out of JFK's runway 04L when the crew requested to stop the climb at 10,000 feet reporting they had a problem with the slats. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew was working the checklists, then dumped fuel and returned to JFK for a safe landing on runway 04L about one hour after departure.

A replacement Boeing 787-900 registration CC-BGE departed JFK about 17 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Santiago with a delay of 18 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 3, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
LAN Chile

Flight number
LA-533

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Santiago, Chile

Aircraft Registration
CC-BGI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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