China Eastern B733 at Changsa on Feb 6th 2013, unsafe gear
Last Update: February 8, 2013 / 16:20:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5755
Departure
Kunming, China
Destination
Changsa, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2981
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
The runway was closed for about one hour as a result.
The unsafe gear indication was identified false caused by a circuit breaker having tripped.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5755
Departure
Kunming, China
Destination
Changsa, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2981
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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