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Old 27th May 2004 | 11:38
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Lemurian

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A flap retraction failure could be a lot more critical than an extension one.
Happened to a colleague during a Go-around on an ILS approach.
The diversion fuel didn't then mean anything so he was stuck over an airport with minima precluding a normal approach...
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