Hop! AT72 at Nice on Apr 28th 2017, headstrong gear lever

Last Update: May 4, 2017 / 20:08:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 28, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Hop!

Flight number
A5-3493

Departure
Nice, France

Destination
Metz, France

Aircraft Registration
F-HOPZ

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Hop! Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration F-HOPZ performing flight A5-3493 from Nice to Metz (France) with 52 people on board, was climbing out of Nice's runway 04R when the crew wanted to select the gear up but was unable to move the gear lever. The crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet, worked the related checklists and returned to Nice for a safe landing on runway 04L about 30 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled. Maintenance replaced the gear lever.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 28, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Hop!

Flight number
A5-3493

Departure
Nice, France

Destination
Metz, France

Aircraft Registration
F-HOPZ

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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