TransAsia A333 at Taipei on Jul 16th 2016, could not fully retract landing gear

Last Update: July 17, 2016 / 21:07:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
GE-606

Aircraft Registration
B-22103

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A TransAsia Airbus A330-300, registration B-22103 performing flight GE-606 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 171 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Taipei's runway 23L when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet due to problems with the landing gear. The aircraft returned to Taipei for a safe landing on runway 23L about 30 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a maintenance problem with the landing gear.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration B-22105 reached Tokyo with a delay of about 6 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
GE-606

Aircraft Registration
B-22103

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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