Aurora DH8D at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on May 1st 2017, could not fully retract gear
Last Update: October 11, 2017 / 17:04:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aurora Airlines
Flight number
HZ-4609
Departure
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Destination
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Aircraft Registration
RA-67256
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
A replacement aircraft took the passengers to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
On Oct 11th 2017 Russia's Rosaviatsia reported the main landing gear could not be retracted. The cause was a malfunction of the gear handle.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aurora Airlines
Flight number
HZ-4609
Departure
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Destination
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Aircraft Registration
RA-67256
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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