Qatar B773 at Dhaka on Oct 22nd 2018, could not fully retract gear

Last Update: October 23, 2018 / 18:51:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QR-635

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
A7-BAV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, registration A7-BAV performing flight QR-635 from Dhaka (Bangladesh) to Doha (Qatar) with about 350 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Dhaka's runway 14 when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet due to abnormal gear indications suggesting the gear doors on the main gear struts did not close. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew worked the related checklists, climbed to 8000 feet burning off fuel and returned to Dhaka for a safe landing on runway 14 about 90 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Dhaka 28 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QR-635

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
A7-BAV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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