Koryo T204 near Pyongyang on May 25th 2017, dropped part of flaps in flight
Last Update: June 6, 2017 / 22:00:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Koryo
Flight number
JS-251
Departure
Pyongyang, North Korea
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
P-632
Aircraft Type
TUPOLEV Tu-214
ICAO Type Designator
T204
Passengers reported the whole aircraft began to severly vibrate, subsequently they observed parts fall off a wing.
Information received from multiple sources suggests the aircraft dropped one of the flaps.
A replacement TU-204 registration P-633 reached Beijing with a delay of about 2 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Koryo
Flight number
JS-251
Departure
Pyongyang, North Korea
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
P-632
Aircraft Type
TUPOLEV Tu-214
ICAO Type Designator
T204
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