Volotea B712 at Palermo on Mar 19th 2016, could not fully retract gear

Last Update: March 23, 2016 / 00:07:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
V7-1546

Destination
Naples, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-EXI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

A Volotea Boeing 717-200, registration EI-EXI performing flight V7-1546 from Palermo to Naples (Italy) with 64 passengers, was climbing out of Palermo when the crew received an abnormal indication for the gear after gear retraction, stopped the climb and decided to return to Palermo for a safe landing.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then departed again and reached Naples with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
V7-1546

Destination
Naples, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-EXI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

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