SA Airlink RJ85 at Pietermaritzburg on Aug 11th 2014, could not retract gear, unsafe gear
Last Update: October 2, 2014 / 16:18:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
SA Airlink
Flight number
4Z-8732
Departure
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-ASZ
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
On Oct 2nd 2014 South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority indicated in their August list of occurrences that the crew selected the gear up, the gear lever moving into the up position, but the gear did not retract at all. An investigation into the incident is in progress.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
SA Airlink
Flight number
4Z-8732
Departure
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-ASZ
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
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