Air Canada A333 at Geneva on Jan 21st 2015, could not close gear doors

Last Update: February 3, 2015 / 21:25:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-835

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GFAH performing flight AC-835 from Geneva (Switzerland) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was climbing out of Geneva when the crew stopped the climb at 10,000 feet reporting not all gear doors had closed and returned to Geneva for a safe landing 45 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Geneva 10 hours after landing.

On Feb 3rd 2015 Canada's TSB reported maintenance replaced the retraction delay valve and the left hand main gear uplock assembly.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GFAH
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Airbus
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-835

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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