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Old 22nd Jul 2013, 23:42
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Well, if we're collecting these things - a JAL 787 went a bit wonky earlier today.

"JAL's Boeing 787 Flight Signals Problem with Flap

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)--A Japan Airlines <9201> Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet bound for Japan from Boston has signaled that one of its wing flaps was not working properly while in the air, the airline said Monday.
The plane, with 159 passengers and crew members, was about 2,000 kilometers north of Vancouver when a system signaled a malfunction of a main wing flap at around 6:30 a.m. Japan time (9:30 p.m. Sunday GMT).
The flight continued and the plane landed at Narita International Airport near Tokyo at around 3 p.m. No one was injured.


The company is investigating whether the flap itself had a problem or the alert system worked improperly. "

One of those things. I'm sure it happens to all sorts of aircraft, all the time - just another warning that means you have to land assuming that system's not working. But I hope someone's keeping the stats.
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