LGW Walter DH8D at Berlin on Jul 26th 2017, gear problem after departure

Last Update: July 26, 2017 / 23:03:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AB-8512

Aircraft Registration
D-ABQA

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Air Berlin, registration D-ABQA performing flight AB-8512 from Berlin Tegel (Germany) to Salzburg (Austria) with 61 people on board, was climbing out Tegel when the crew reported a problem with the landing gear and requested to level off at 4000 feet. The crew worked the related checklists and were able to resolve the problem, however, decided to still return to Tegel. The aircraft landed safely back about 20 minutes after departure.

A replacement Dash 8-400 registration D-ABQO reached Salzburg with a delay of 5.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tegel about 15 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AB-8512

Aircraft Registration
D-ABQA

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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