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An American Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner was grounded in Amsterdam due to flap issues during a scheduled flight to Philadelphia. The aircraft, operating as flight AA203, had taken off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on January 7 but returned after the crew identified problems with the flaps.
Flightradar24 reported that the flight departed at 14:46 local time. Initially, the crew requested to level off at FL060 but then chose to maintain FL130 before deciding to return. Over the North Sea, the plane dumped fuel and landed safely back in Amsterdam at a higher-than-normal speed due to the flap issues.
The Aviation Herald noted that while the flight was rescheduled for the following day, it was canceled again when a hydraulic issue was discovered. Simple Flying reached out to American Airlines for comments on the situation.
