Delta MD88 at Montego Bay on Jan 18th 2013, unsafe gear after departure

Last Update: January 21, 2013 / 13:33:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-360

Departure
Montego Bay, Jamaica

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N996DL

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N996DL performing flight DL-360 from Montego Bay (Jamaica) to Atlanta,GA (USA), stopped the climb out of Montego Bay and returned to Montego Bay for a safe landing due to an unsafe nose gear indication after retracting the gear.

A passenger reported that about 10-15 minutes after departure the crew announced the aircraft would return to Montego Bay due to a problems with the nose gear. The aircraft performed a low approach to Montego Bay to have the landing gear inspected from the ground and subsequently landed safely. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the two flights later the day.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-360

Departure
Montego Bay, Jamaica

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N996DL

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

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