Egypt A333 at Cairo on Jan 9th 2017, gear problem after departure

Last Update: January 10, 2017 / 20:57:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Egypt Air

Flight number
MS-610

Departure
Cairo, Egypt

Destination
Kuwait, Kuwait

Aircraft Registration
SU-GDS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Egypt Air Airbus A330-300, registration SU-GDS performing flight MS-610 from Cairo (Egypt) to Kuwait (Kuwait) with 205 passengers, was climbing out of Cairo's runway 23C when the crew stopped the climb at 3500 feet reporting a gear problem. The aircraft returned to Cairo for a safe landing on runway 23L about 15 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration SU-GDU reached Kuwait with a delay of 4:20 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Egypt Air

Flight number
MS-610

Departure
Cairo, Egypt

Destination
Kuwait, Kuwait

Aircraft Registration
SU-GDS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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