Central Mountain DH8A at Prince George on Feb 25th 2020, could not retract gear
Last Update: March 6, 2020 / 21:25:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 25, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Central Mountain Air
Flight number
9M-705
Departure
Prince George, Canada
Destination
Terrace, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FVRJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8A
The Canadian TSB reported the crew discovered after the aircraft had been shut down, that the Landing Gear Alternate Release had been left open prior to departure.
The aircraft departed again after about 90 minutes on the ground and reached Terrace with a delay of about 2 hours.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 25, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Central Mountain Air
Flight number
9M-705
Departure
Prince George, Canada
Destination
Terrace, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FVRJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8A
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