NIKI E190 at Vienna on Aug 18th 2014, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: August 19, 2014 / 12:45:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Niki
Flight number
HG-8490
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Stockholm, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
OE-IXF
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
The Aviation Herald received information, that a weight on wheel sensor was identified faulty, following repairs the aircraft was able to resume service in the evening after about 10 hours on the ground.
An observer on the ground reported Vienna's emergency services turned out nearly in full force to receive the aircraft, after an inspection the aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron with emergency services in trail.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Niki
Flight number
HG-8490
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Stockholm, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
OE-IXF
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
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