Hainan B789 at Boston on Apr 14th 2018, flaps problem

Last Update: April 15, 2018 / 20:48:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 14, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HU-7962

Aircraft Registration
B-7835

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-900, registration B-7835 performing flight HU-7962 from Boston,MA (USA) to Shanghai Pudong (China), was climbing out of Boston when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 and entered a hold. The crew advised they had a problem with their flaps, wanted to return to Boston and dumped fuel. On approach to Boston the crew advised their minimum speed was 180 KIAS. The aircraft landed safely on Boston's runway 04R about 90 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then departed again and reached Shanghai with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 14, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HU-7962

Aircraft Registration
B-7835

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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