Virgin Atlantic B744 at Manchester on Aug 24th 2012, flaps problem
Last Update: August 24, 2012 / 16:43:50 GMT/Zulu time
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VAST performing flight VS-73 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA) with 332 people on board, was climbing out of Manchester's runway 23R when the crew stopped the climb at FL140 due to flaps prob...
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VAST performing flight VS-73 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA) with 332 people on board, was climbing out of Manchester's runway 23R when the crew stopped the climb at FL140 due to flaps prob
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 24, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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