United B763 at Sao Paulo on Jan 1st 2017, flaps problem

Last Update: January 2, 2017 / 22:14:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-104

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N666UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N666UA performing flight UA-104 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was climbing out of Sao Paulo when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 due to a problem with the flaps. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Guarulhos for a safe landing on runway 27R at a higher than normal speed (about 190 knots over ground) about 95 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sao Paulo about 19 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-104

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N666UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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