Austrian A320 at Zurich on Oct 4th 2019, could not retract gear

Last Update: October 6, 2019 / 23:15:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 4, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-570

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Vienna, Austria

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OE-LBW performing flight OS-570 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Vienna (Austria), was climbing out of Zurich's runway 32 when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to being unable to retract the landing gear. The crew also advised ATC that they were not sure about their oleos, they might be defective, too, they couldn't predict therefore how hard the landing would become. The aircraft landed on Zurich's runway 34 about 45 minutes after departure. The crew reported after landing they were able to taxi and taxied to the apron.

A passenger reported the boarding was delayed by about an hour. After boarding the captain announced that there had been a gear problem which had been fixed with the help of Swissair maintenance. The aircraft departed and was climbing through clouds when the aircraft did not climb out of the clouds and it still felt as if the gear was extended. Subsequently the captain announced they still had a problem with the landing gear and they would need to return to Zurich. A replacement aircraft was ready, however, no crew to fly the aircraft, the flight therefore had to be cancelled. The passenger were provided with accomodation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 4, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-570

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Vienna, Austria

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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