Croatia DH8D at Brussels on Feb 22nd 2018, unsafe gear
Last Update: February 23, 2018 / 21:48:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Croatia Airlines
Flight number
OU-4456
Departure
Zagreb, Croatia
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
9A-CQF
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The return flight was cancelled.
The airline reported the crew received an unsafe gear indication and successfully performed an alternate gear extension. The aircraft has been taken out of service for technical assessment.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 21 hours, then positioned back to Zagreb as flight OU-7457, but has not yet returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Croatia Airlines
Flight number
OU-4456
Departure
Zagreb, Croatia
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
9A-CQF
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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