Austrian A321 at Vienna on Nov 11th 2016, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: November 11, 2016 / 19:47:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-121
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LBA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A passenger reported the captain announced the landing gear could not be retracted due to a mechanical defect, they were returning to Vienna. Passengers to the United States were rebooked onto OS-65 from Vienna to Chicago, however, that aircraft suffered problems with the fueling and was already almost 3 hours late when the crew indicated that fueling was now in progress. Editorial remark: The Boeing 767-300 registration OE-LAE departed Vienna for OS-65 with a delay of 3 hours and is estimated to reach Chicago with a delay of 2:45 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-121
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LBA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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