Swiss RJ1H at London on Feb 6th 2013, unsafe gear
Last Update: February 6, 2013 / 22:27:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-460
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HB-IYQ
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H
A passenger reported the captain announced a go-around, about 10 minutes later the captain explained that the go-around had been due to a problem with the landing gear, another 15 minutes later the captain announced they were diverting to Stansted. Emergency services were on stand by for the safe landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-460
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HB-IYQ
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H
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