United B738 at San Francisco on May 24th 2022, could not retract gear

Last Update: May 26, 2022 / 16:15:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-574

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N12216

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N12216 performing flight UA-574 from San Francisco,CA to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was climbing out of San Francisco's runway 01R when the crew stopped the climb at 7000 feet reporting the retraction of the landing gear had failed. The crew worked the related checklists trying to resolve the problem but ultimately needed to decide to return to San Francisco for a safe landing on runway 28L about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N39297 reached Houston with a delay of 7.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 14 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N12216
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not retract gear

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-574

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N12216

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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