Jonika B733 at Kiev on Mar 5th 2020, aircraft refuses to be airborne

Last Update: April 24, 2020 / 15:28:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jonika

Flight number
JO-3331

Departure
Kiev Zhulyani, Ukraine

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
UR-CQW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Jonika Boeing 737-300, registration UR-CQW performing flight JO-3331 from Kiev Zhulyani (Ukraine) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was climbing out of Zhulyani Airport when the crew requested to level off at 4000 feet MSL for technical reasons for about 5 minutes. The crew subsequently continued the climb but again stopped at 9000 feet MSL and decided to return to Kiev due to being unable to retract the landing gear. The aircraft landed safely back at Kiev's Zhulyani Airport.

Ukraine's NBAAI reported the air/ground sensor and relay were malfunctioning. Sensor and relay were replaced.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jonika

Flight number
JO-3331

Departure
Kiev Zhulyani, Ukraine

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
UR-CQW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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