Virgin Atlantic B744 near London on Jul 23rd 2012, could not retract gear
Last Update: July 24, 2012 / 16:06:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 23, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-1
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VBIG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The rotation consisting of flights VS-1 and VS-2 was cancelled.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to London due to a technical issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 23, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-1
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VBIG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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