LGW Walter DH8D at Stuttgart on Jan 5th 2017, unsafe gear, landed with engine shut down
Last Update: January 7, 2017 / 20:00:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 5, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
Flight number
AB-6838
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABQR
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
A planespotter reported the #1 engine was shut down when the aircraft landed.
The airline reported that the left main gear indicated unsafe (not locked down), the indication continued even after the crew performed an alternate gear extension (gravity extension), the crew therefore shut the left hand engine down as a safety measure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 5, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
Flight number
AB-6838
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABQR
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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