Created Saturday, Dec 26th 2020 09:52Z, last updated Saturday, Jan 2nd 2021 01:45Z
A Rusline Canadair CRJ-100, registration VP-BNK performing flight
7R-508 from Tyumen to Voronezh (Russia) with 35 passengers, was climbing out of Tyumen when the crew could not retract the landing gear. The crew decided to divert to Ekaterinburg (Russia), about 150nm west of Tyumen, at low altitude for a safe landing about 2 hours after departure.
A replacement Canadair CRJ-200 registration VP-BMN continued the flight and is estimated to reach Voronezh with a delay of about 6 hours.
Ural's Transport Prosecution Office began an inspection because of the emergency landing due to the landing gear indicating not retracted.
Ekaterinburg's Koltsovo Airport confirmed flight
7R-508 diverted due to an indication the landing gear did not retract.
