TAP A320 at Funchal on Feb 8th 2020, could not retract gear
Last Update: February 9, 2020 / 21:30:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
TAP Air Portugal
Flight number
TP-1698
Departure
Funchal, Portugal
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
CS-TNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
TAP Air Portugal
Flight number
TP-1698
Departure
Funchal, Portugal
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
CS-TNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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