Azul AT72 at Belo Horizonte on Jul 20th 2022, could not retract landing gear

Last Update: July 22, 2022 / 19:10:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-4136

Destination
Guanambi, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AQA

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An Azul Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PR-AQA performing flight AD-4136 from Belo Horizonte,MG to Guanambi,BA (Brazil) with 49 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Belo Horizonte's runway 16 when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 due to being unable to retract the landing gear. The aircraft entered a hold to burn off fuel and returned to Belo Horizonte for a safe landing on runway 16 about 90 minutes after departure.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the crew declared emergency after takeoff when the landing gear did not retract. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Belo Horizonte without further complications.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-4136

Destination
Guanambi, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AQA

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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