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Delta Flaps Flap in Fast Prague Landing


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Contact photographer Tamas Martenyi

What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Prague
Where: Prague
When: Jan 14th 2012
Why: On approach to Prague, the plane developed a flaps problem. Pilots could not correct the problem, and aborted the landing. Still unable to correct, the flight made a fast landing with emergency services on standby.

Apparently the problem was fixed, as the plane only was an hour late on its return flight.

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