Argentinas A343 at Buenos Aires on Sep 28th 2015, could not fully retract landing gear

Last Update: September 30, 2015 / 22:39:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 28, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AR-1160

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
LV-CSX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

An Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-300, registration LV-CSX performing flight AR-1160 from Buenos Aires,BA (Argentina) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Buenos Aires' runway 11 when the crew stopped the climb at 7000 feet reporting problems with the landing gear and decided to return to Buenos Aires. The aircraft dumped fuel and landed safely back on runway 11 about 110 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 28, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AR-1160

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
LV-CSX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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