American A321 at Las Vegas on Jun 16th 2020, could not retract gear

Last Update: June 17, 2020 / 06:27:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 16, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-777

Departure
Las Vegas, United States

Destination
Phoenix, United States

Aircraft Registration
N996AN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N996AN performing flight AA-777 from Las Vegas,NV to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was climbing out of Las Vegas' runway 25R when the crew advised they needed to return to Las Vegas, they could not retract the landing gear, it remained down and locked. As they were "underweight", they were able to return immediately. The crew stopped the climb at 7000 feet and returned to Las Vegas for a safe landing on runway 25L about 13 minutes after departure.

A replacement A321-200 registration N556UW reached Phoenix with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N996AN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
Year of Manufacture
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 16, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-777

Departure
Las Vegas, United States

Destination
Phoenix, United States

Aircraft Registration
N996AN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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