Budapest E120 at Savonlinna on Nov 21st 2017, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: November 21, 2017 / 21:11:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 21, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Budapest Aircraft Service
Flight number
W2-5650
Departure
Savonlinna, Finland
Destination
Helsinki, Finland
Aircraft Registration
HA-FAI
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
The rotation W2-5650/W2-5651 to Helsinki and back was cancelled.
The airline reported the aircraft needed to return being unable to retract the landing gear. Some of the passengers were taken to Helsinki by taxis, others decided not to continue the journey. The gear locking mechanism did not release the landing gear, so that it could not be retracted, and was replaced.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Savonlinna for about 8 hours, then was able to depart for the afternoon rotation to Helsinki.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 21, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Budapest Aircraft Service
Flight number
W2-5650
Departure
Savonlinna, Finland
Destination
Helsinki, Finland
Aircraft Registration
HA-FAI
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
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