TAP A320 at Funchal on Feb 8th 2020, could not retract gear

Last Update: February 9, 2020 / 21:30:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TP-1698

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TNK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200, registration CS-TNK performing flight TP-1698 from Funchal to Lisbon (Portugal), was climbing out of Funchal's runway 23 when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet reporting they could not retract the landing gear. The aircraft returned to Funchal for a safe landing on runway 23 about 15 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next flight.

The aircraft returned to service after about 9 hours on the ground in Funchal.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TP-1698

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TNK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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