Qantas A332 at Melbourne on Jan 26th 2020, could not retract gear

Last Update: January 29, 2020 / 23:06:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 26, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-37

Departure
Melbourne, Australia

Destination
Singapore, Singapore

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBS performing flight QF-37 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Singapore (Singapore), was climbing out of Melbourne's runway 16 when the crew stopped the climb at 8000 feet due to being unable to retract the landing gear. The aircraft entered a hold to burn off fuel and landed safely back on Melbourne's runway 16 about 80 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported the landing gear didn't want to come up.

A ground observer reported the aircraft was climbing out with all gear still down.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 3 days and 4 hours, then returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-EBS
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-202
ICAO Aircraft Type
A332
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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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
Jan 26, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-37

Departure
Melbourne, Australia

Destination
Singapore, Singapore

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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