SAA B738 at Johannesburg on Dec 24th 2013, did not retract landing gear
Last Update: December 25, 2013 / 23:46:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 24, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-555
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Durban, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SJS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The flight and return flight SA-562 were cancelled.
A ground observer reported the aircraft did not retract the landing gear after departure from Johannesburg and returned for a safe landing after a fully deployment of emergency services.
A passenger in Durban complained later the afternoon that SAA had cancelled most of the flights from Durban to Johannesburg.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 24, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-555
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Durban, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SJS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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