Hong Kong A333 at Bangkok on Mar 31st 2024, could not fully retract gear

Last Update: April 2, 2024 / 14:18:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not fully retract gear

Airline
Hong Kong Airlines

Flight number
HX-780

Departure
Bangkok, Thailand

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-LNR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration B-LNR performing flight HX-780 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Hong Kong (China), was climbing out of Bangkok's runway 19L when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet after receiving indication one of the gear struts had not fully retracted. The aircraft returned to Bangkok for a safe landing on runway 19L about 35 minutes after departure.

Following landing a hydraulic leak at the failed gear strut was discovered.

The aircraft was able to depart again about 16.5 hours after landing back and reached Hong Kong with a delay of about 17 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Could not fully retract gear

Airline
Hong Kong Airlines

Flight number
HX-780

Departure
Bangkok, Thailand

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-LNR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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