American B738 at Atlanta on May 11th 2016, flaps stuck
Last Update: May 13, 2016 / 21:26:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1427
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N906NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Maintenance found the right hand flaps position sensor was defective and replaced the sensor.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1427
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N906NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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