747 turned back to terminal at MAN

[DVR6K]

Hi all,

Was at MAN on Saturday. Travelcitydirect.com 747 held at J3 for 24R and then turned back towards the terminal once traffic had cleared the taxiway. Anyone know why???

Seems a bit odd just wondering what kind of problems would explain such a maneouver.

Cheers.

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Can we move this one to spotters forum?

Whilst not a newsworthy event, the chances are it was either a tech problem or it departed before its allocated runway slot and someone noticed so sent it back to stand. (not ATC slot, thats a different kettle of fish).

[iko wapi choo]

Tech with autopilot fault, then got hit with an ATC delay