Wizz A321 at Vienna on Jul 29th 2021, did not retract gear
Last Update: July 29, 2021 / 20:07:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 29, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-2857
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
HA-LXJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement A321-200N registration HA-LVT reached Keflavik with a delay of 9 hours.
Ground observers reported the aircraft climbed out without retracting the landing gear and entered a hold with the gear extended before returning to Vienna.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Vienna about 14 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 29, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-2857
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
HA-LXJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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