Virgin Australia B738 at Melbourne on Dec 19th 2012, unsafe gear after departure
Last Update: December 23, 2012 / 17:29:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 19, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Virgin Australia
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Launceston, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VOQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VUU reached Launceston with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 19, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Virgin Australia
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Launceston, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VOQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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