Horizon DH8D at Calgary on Mar 23rd 2013, unsafe gear
Last Update: March 26, 2013 / 20:26:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Horizon Air
Flight number
QX-2118
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
N408QX
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft vacated the runway onto taxiway C1 from where it was towed to the apron. A worn left main gear up lock had failed to release the gear.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Horizon Air
Flight number
QX-2118
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
N408QX
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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