US Airways A332 at London on May 4th 2012, could not retract gear
Last Update: May 5, 2012 / 16:12:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2012
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-729
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N284AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The flight was subsequently cancelled.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2012
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-729
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N284AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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