UTAir B738 at Sochi on Oct 1st 2018, gear problem due to bird strike
Last Update: October 1, 2018 / 22:17:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Gear problem
Airline
UTAir
Flight number
UT-580
Departure
Sochi, Russia
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BJG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Krasnodar Airport reported the aircraft diverted to Krasnodar due to a technical malfunction.
The airline reported the aircraft suffered a bird strike on departure, which damaged a sensor affecting the gear retraction.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VQ-BJF reached Moscow with a delay of about 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft departed Krasnodar about 12 hours after landing as flight UT-9956, climbed to a maximum flight level 260 and positioned to Moscow Vnukovo. The aircraft is still on the ground in Vnukovo 3 hours after landing in Moscow.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Gear problem
Airline
UTAir
Flight number
UT-580
Departure
Sochi, Russia
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BJG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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