Eurowings B738 near Cologne on Apr 5th 2019, gear well indication

Last Update: April 5, 2019 / 22:26:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-592

Aircraft Registration
D-ABMV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Eurowings Boeing 737-800, registration D-ABMV performing flight EW-592 from Cologne (Germany) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) with 152 people on board, was climbing to FL370 out of Cologne about 90nm southwest of Cologne when the crew stopped the climb at about FL368 and initiated a rapid descent to FL250 due to a wheel well indication. The aircraft returned to Cologne for a safe landing about 55 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWO reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of 7 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 11.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-592

Aircraft Registration
D-ABMV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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