Lux DH8D at Nice on Jan 22nd 2026, unsafe right main gear on approach
Last Update: January 25, 2026 / 18:12:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 22, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Luxair
Flight number
LG-8255
Departure
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Destination
Nice, France
Aircraft Registration
LX-LQA
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The airline reported the crew received an unsafe indication for the right main gear, as part of the procedures they shut the right hand engine down.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Nice until Jan 25th 2026.
On Jan 25th 2026 the airline added, that the cause had been an indication fault, not a mechanical problem with the gear.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 22, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Luxair
Flight number
LG-8255
Departure
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Destination
Nice, France
Aircraft Registration
LX-LQA
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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