Etihad B789 at Zurich on Jun 18th 2017, flaps problem
Last Update: June 21, 2017 / 21:51:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-73
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
A6-BLD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight, the return flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Zurich for about 88 hours, then departed for a positioning flight back to Abu Dhabi.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-73
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
A6-BLD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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