Air India B788 at Amritsar on Jul 12th 2015, could not retract left main gear

Last Update: July 17, 2015 / 16:49:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 12, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-113

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ANV

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An Air India Boeing 787-800, registration VT-ANV performing flight AI-113 from Amritsar to Delhi (India), was in the climb out of Amritsar's runway 16 when the crew received a gear disagree message after selecting the gear up, the left main gear remained extended. The crew climbed the aircraft to FL270 and continued to Delhi, located 220nm southeast of Amritsar, for a safe landing about 45 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 787-800 registration VT-ANJ performed the onward leg to Birmingham,EN (UK) with a delay of 4 hours.

The airline confirmed the left hand main gear could not be retracted after departure from Amritsar, the crew worked the related checklists and determined the flight could continue to Delhi where the aircraft landed safely. The drag brace actuator needed to be replaced.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 12, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-113

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ANV

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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