British Airways A320 at Alicante on Sep 18th 2018, could not retract gear
Last Update: September 18, 2018 / 20:34:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2631
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-GATU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Spanish Airport Operator AENA reported the aircraft returned to Alicante due to a malfunction in the landing gear. In the end the aircraft landed normally, no intervention by emergency services was needed. The aircraft is now being examined.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2631
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-GATU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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