Tuifly B738 near Athens on Jun 30th 2017, electrical problems
Last Update: July 3, 2017 / 22:50:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
HG-2273
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABAF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported the captain announced they were having electrical problems which affected vertical trimming. The passengers were taken to hotels at Piraeus while the aircraft was being repaired. The flight continued on Jul 2nd 2017 and reached Berlin with a delay of 40 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
HG-2273
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABAF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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