Astana B752 at Xiamen on Oct 12th 2017, gear problem on departure

Last Update: October 13, 2017 / 14:47:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Departure
Xiamen, China

Aircraft Registration
P4-MAS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

An Air Astana Boeing 757-200, registration P4-MAS performing positioning flight KC-1392 from Xiamen (China) to Astana (Kazakhstan) with 4 crew, was climbing out of Xiamen when the crew stopped the climb at 2400 meters (7900 feet) reporting a problem with the landing gear. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew worked the checklists. The aircraft subsequently performed a low approach to Xiamen for an inspection of the gear from the ground, then climbed to 3000 meters and entered a hold to burn off fuel. The aircraft landed safely back in Xiamen about 3:50 hours after departure.

Xiamen Airport reported emergency services were called into their stand by positions after flight KC-1392, a test flight, reported landing gear problems. The aircraft had undergone maintenance in Xiamen.

Air Astana reported the aircraft had just completed a C-Check and was about to position back to Astana.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Departure
Xiamen, China

Aircraft Registration
P4-MAS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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