Incident Airbus A340-313 16+01,
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Date:Tuesday 15 August 2023
Time:c. 01:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A343 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A340-313
Owner/operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: 16+01
MSN: 274
Year of manufacture:1999
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5C4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:near Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) -   United Arab Emirates
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA)
Destination airport:Canberra Airport, ACT (CBR/YSCB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Luftwaffe Airbus A340-313, operated by the Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung (FBS BMVg), carrying the German minister of exterior returned after a refuelling stop twice to Abu Dhabi due to a flap/slat failure after take-off. The flight had originated from BER the previous day. The leg from AUH to Australia was canceled.

Sources:

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/panne-baerbock-104.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 November 2018 16+01 Luftwaffe 0 over Germany non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Aug-2023 19:04 Andrew Added
15-Aug-2023 19:05 harro Updated
15-Aug-2023 20:52 RobertMB Updated

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