Delta MD90 at Atlanta on Aug 7th 2019, main landing gear did not retract
Last Update: August 11, 2019 / 20:13:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1412
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Cincinnati, United States
Aircraft Registration
N926DH
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
ICAO Type Designator
MD90
A replacement MD-90 registration N915DN reached Cincinnati with a delay of 2.5 hours.
A passenger reported the originally assigned aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was unable to operate the flight, they were switched to a MD-90. After departure they could hear the landing gear retract and the gear doors close, however, it remained unusually noisy, the passenger attributed the noise to the old aircraft. About 15 minutes later they could hear the landing gear extend again and the noise increased substantially. About a minute later the captain announced a main gear strut had failed to retract, they had been working with maintenance but needed to return to Atlanta. Upon landing emergency services were attending to the aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1412
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Cincinnati, United States
Aircraft Registration
N926DH
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
ICAO Type Designator
MD90
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