Iceland B763 at Keflavik on May 21st 2016, could not retract gear
Last Update: May 21, 2016 / 22:48:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Icelandair
Flight number
FI-631
Departure
Keflavik, Iceland
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
TF-ISN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A passenger reported the crew announced they had a maintenance issue and were returning to Keflavik. However, during the climb he could not hear any gear sounds, and there were no gear sounds while preparing for landing. After landing maintenance folks inspected the landing gear, opened access panels and the main landing gear doors.
A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration TF-FIV departed 3 hours after landing back and is estimated to reach Boston with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Icelandair
Flight number
FI-631
Departure
Keflavik, Iceland
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
TF-ISN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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