Asiana A359 at Fukuoka on Jul 21st 2018, could not retract nose gear

Last Update: July 21, 2018 / 20:25:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
OZ-131

Aircraft Registration
HL7578

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

An Asiana Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration HL7578 performing flight OZ-131 from Fukuoka (Japan) to Seoul (South Korea) with 219 passengers, was climbing out of Fukuoka's runway 16 when the crew stopped the climb at about 13,000 feet due to the nose gear not retracting. The aircraft returned to Fukuoka for a safe landing on runway 16 about 55 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the nose gear could not be retracted due to a technical fault.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration HL7755 was dispatched to Fukuoka and reached Seoul with a delay of 9 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
OZ-131

Aircraft Registration
HL7578

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

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