United B738 at Saint Lucia on Dec 30th 2017, gear problem on departure

Last Update: January 1, 2018 / 17:50:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1643

Aircraft Registration
N33266

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N33266 performing flight UA-1643 from Saint Lucia Hewanorra (Saint Lucia) to Newark,NJ (USA) with about 150 people on board, was climbing out of Saint Lucia when the crew could not fully retract the landing gear, stopped the climb, burned off fuel and returned to Hewanorra Airport for a safe landing about 2 hours after departure.

The flight was cancelled.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N33266
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-824
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1643

Aircraft Registration
N33266

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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