Created Tuesday, Oct 6th 2020 13:12Z, last updated Wednesday, Nov 4th 2020 18:00Z
A Rusline Canadair CRJ-100, registration VP-BVC performing flight
7R-289 from St. Petersburg to Yoshkar-Ola (Russia) with 26 passengers and 3 crew, was in the initial climb when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet due to a problem with the nose gear. The aircraft returned to St. Petersburg for a safe landing about 55 minutes after departure.
The airline reported a technical problem with the nose gear prompted the return to St. Petersburg.
On Nov 4th 2020 Rosaviatsia reported the crew reported a failure in the nose gear during retraction. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew worked the related checklists and performed an alternate gear extension. The aircraft subsequently returned to St. Petersburg for a safe landing.
