Berlin A332 at Munich on Dec 31st 2015, could not retract flaps

Last Update: December 31, 2015 / 21:35:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Berlin

Flight number
AB-7346

Aircraft Registration
D-ABXC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air Berlin Airbus A330-200, registration D-ABXC performing flight AB-7346 from Munich (Germany) to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), was climbing out of Munich's runway 26R when the crew stopped the climb at FL070 reporting they could not retract the flaps. The aircraft returned to Munich for a safe landing on runway 26R about 35 minutes after departure, emergency services checked the brakes after landing.

The flight was postponed to the next day and is now estimated to reach Punta Cana with a delay of 24 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Berlin

Flight number
AB-7346

Aircraft Registration
D-ABXC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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