ANZ A320 at Christchurch on Oct 5th 2019, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: October 5, 2019 / 22:31:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-538
Departure
Christchurch, New Zealand
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OXA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration ZK-OXJ reached Auckland with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Christchurch about 23 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-538
Departure
Christchurch, New Zealand
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OXA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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