An American Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration N844MC performing flight AA-737 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was climbing out of Heathrow's runway 27R when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 reporting their flaps were stuck and could not be retracted. The aircraft positioned to the south over the English Channel and dumped fuel near Brighton,EN (UK) before returning to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 27R about 75 minutes after departure.
The flight was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in London about 5 hours after landing back.
The flight was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in London about 5 hours after landing back.
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