Singapore A388 at Singapore on Jan 16th 2020, unsafe gear
Last Update: January 19, 2020 / 22:20:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Flight number
SQ-285
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
9V-SKJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Ground observers reported all gear looked down and locked when the aircraft went around leaving the gear down.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 7 hours before departing for the return flight SQ-286 with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Flight number
SQ-285
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
9V-SKJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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