American A333 at London on Jan 7th 2017, unsafe gear
Last Update: January 7, 2017 / 23:12:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-728
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N271AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in London about 13 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-728
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N271AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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