Surinam A343 at Amsterdam on Apr 19th 2017, flaps problem twice
Last Update: April 19, 2017 / 22:02:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Surinam Airways
Flight number
PY-993
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Paramaribo
Aircraft Registration
PZ-TCR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then departed again, however, again reported the flaps problem had re-occurred and they needed to dump fuel again and return to Amsterdam. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 36R at a slightly higher than normal speed a second time.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 6.5 hours after the second return.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Surinam Airways
Flight number
PY-993
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Paramaribo
Aircraft Registration
PZ-TCR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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