Edelweiss A320 at Zurich on Mar 5th 2015, gear problem on departure

Last Update: March 5, 2015 / 21:45:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 5, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LX-1026

Aircraft Registration
HB-IHZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Edelweiss Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Swiss, registration HB-IHZ performing flight LX-1026 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was climbing out of Zurich's runway 28 when the crew indicated a gear problem and requested to level off, initiatelly indicating they wanted to continue along their assigned standard departure route while maintaining FL070. After working checklists the crew indicated they needed to return to Zurich, entered a hold and positioned for an approach to Zurich's runway 14. The crew advised they had "good" gear indications however weren't sure that the gear had indeed locked down and thus they would stop on the runway and needed to be towed to the apron. The aircraft landed safely on runway 14, stopped on the runway and was towed to the apron.

A replacement Swiss International Airlines A320-200 registration HB-IJP reached Dusseldorf with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IHZ
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 INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-214
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
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
Mar 5, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LX-1026

Aircraft Registration
HB-IHZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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