THY A321 at Istanbul on Aug 22nd 2016, could not retract gear
Last Update: August 23, 2016 / 19:17:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1665
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
TC-JMH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A passenger reported the captain announced that due to non retractable landing gear they would return to Istanbul. The aircraft had just come out of maintenance and probably a minor mistake during overhaul is the reason for the gear remaining down.
A replacement A321-200 registration TC-JRS reached Hamburg with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1665
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
TC-JMH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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