THY B739 at Istanbul on May 18th 2016, flap problem
Last Update: May 19, 2016 / 20:02:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-604
Departure
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JYJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 4.5 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-604
Departure
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JYJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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