Swiss A343 at Zurich on Aug 7th 2014, could not retract left main gear

Last Update: August 8, 2014 / 13:40:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-92

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A Swiss Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMH performing flight LX-92 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) with 203 passengers, was climbing out of Zurich's runwa 34 when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet and entered a hold to troubleshoot a problem with the left hand main gear, that could not be retracted. The aircraft subsequently climbed to FL160 to dump fuel and returned to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 16 about one hour after departure.

A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration HB-JMJ departed Zurich the following morning and is estimated to reach Sao Paulo with a delay of 11 hours.

The airline confirmed the aircraft needed to return due to problems with the landing gear. The flight needed to be postponed to the next day due to the night curfew at Zurich Airport, however, there were not enough hotel rooms available to accomodate the passengers due to the European Athletics championship.

Passengers reported they needed to spend the night at the airport.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JMH
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Certification Basis
Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
AIRBUS S.A.S.
Aircraft Model / Type
A340-313
ICAO Aircraft Type
A343
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Max. Operational Passenger Seating Capacity (MOPSC), indicative
Minimum Crew
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-92

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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