Solinair A30B at Istanbul on Apr 10th 2012, unsafe gear after departure

Last Update: April 11, 2012 / 16:50:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2012

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Solinair

Departure
Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey

Destination
Tripolis Mitiga, Libya

Aircraft Registration
S5-ABS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A30B

A Solinair Airbus A300B4 on behalf of MNG Airlines, registration S5-ABS performing freight flight MB-290 from Istanbul Ataturk (Turkey) to Tripolis Mitiga (Libya), could not close the landing gear doors while retracting the landing gear due to a hydraulic problem after departure from Istanbul and returned to Istanbul for a safe landing. A replacement MNG Airlines Airbus A300-600 registration TC-MCA reached Tripolis with a delay of about 4 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2012

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Solinair

Departure
Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey

Destination
Tripolis Mitiga, Libya

Aircraft Registration
S5-ABS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A30B

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