Cityjet RJ85 at Dublin on Oct 10th 2012, could not retract gear
Last Update: October 11, 2012 / 18:04:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 10, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-5222
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJI
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
A passenger reported the airplane levelled off shortly after departure, the captain announced they were running a checklist to resolve a technical problem, they would return to Dublin but expected a normal landing however. Shortly afterwards the gear was obviously lowered recognizeable by the noise level increasing, the aircraft landed without further event back in Dublin. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto flights the following day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 10, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-5222
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJI
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
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