Jetstar A320 at Melbourne on May 5th 2018, gear problem after departure
Last Update: May 6, 2018 / 19:45:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Gear problem
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-506
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VFV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VH-VQA reached Sydney with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 21 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Gear problem
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-506
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VFV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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