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Incident: Saudia B789 at Manchester on Jul 20th 2017, flaps problem


A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787-900, registration HZ-ARC performing flight SV-123 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Manchester,EN (UK), was on approach to Manchester when the crew reported problems with the flaps and entered a hold for about 4 hours. The aircraft landed safely on Manchester's runway 23L at a higher than normal speed (about 162 knots over ground).

The airline confirmed the aircraft suffered problems with the flaps, the crew burned off fuel prior to landing.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Manchester about 8 hours after landing.

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