Gol B737 at Brasilia on Jan 22nd 2017, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: January 23, 2017 / 22:38:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-2020
Departure
Brasilia, Brazil
Destination
Boa Vista, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-GEK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration PR-GEA reached Boa Vista with a delay of 14 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft could not retract the landing gear, burned off fuel and returned to Brasilia, there was no state of emergency at all.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service about 12.5 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-2020
Departure
Brasilia, Brazil
Destination
Boa Vista, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-GEK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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