Ural A320 at Ekaterinburg on Jan 12th 2022, gear problem on departure

Last Update: January 13, 2022 / 15:15:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
U6-223

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BDM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BDM performing flight U6-223 from Ekaterinburg to St. Petersburg (Russia) with 158 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Ekaterinburg's runway 26L when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 due to a problem with the gear doors that didn't close. The aircraft descended to FL060, burned off fuel and returned to Ekaterinburg for a safe landing on runway 26L about 115 minutes after departure.

A replacement A321-200 registration VQ-BGY reached St. Petersburg with a delay of 5.5 hours.

On Jan 13th 2022 Rosaviatsia reported the nose gear doors did not close. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Ekaterinburg.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
U6-223

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BDM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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