Swiss A333 at New York on Aug 11th 2019, could not retract landing gear

Last Update: August 13, 2019 / 21:44:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract landing gear

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-23

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Geneva, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHH performing flight LX-23 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Geneva (Switzerland), was climbing out of JFK's runway 22R when the crew requested to stop climb at 5000 feet, were cleared to maintain 4000 feet, the crew explained they were unable to retract their landing gear, it had remained down. The crew subsequently advised they would returned to JFK after reading the checklists. The aircraft returned to JFK for a safe landing on runway 31L about 23 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 36 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JHH
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS S.A.S.
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Max. Operational Passenger Seating Capacity (MOPSC), indicative
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Minimum Crew
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract landing gear

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-23

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Geneva, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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