Swiss A333 at Montreal on Oct 16th 2019, gear retract problem
Last Update: November 12, 2019 / 18:01:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 16, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-87
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights the following day.
The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Montreal about 47 hours after landing.
On Nov 12th 2019 the Canadian TSB reported the crew received a "L/G R LENGTHENING FAULT" message on their ECAM, declared PAN PAN and returned to Montreal. Maintenance observed the hydraulic cylinder of the right main gear was damaged.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 16, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-87
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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