Created Wednesday, Jan 12th 2022 19:13Z, last updated Thursday, Jan 13th 2022 15:15Z
An Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BDM performing flight
U6-223 from Ekaterinburg to St. Petersburg (Russia) with 158 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Ekaterinburg's runway 26L when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 due to a problem with the gear doors that didn't close. The aircraft descended to FL060, burned off fuel and returned to Ekaterinburg for a safe landing on runway 26L about 115 minutes after departure.
A replacement A321-200 registration VQ-BGY reached St. Petersburg with a delay of 5.5 hours.
On Jan 13th 2022 Rosaviatsia reported the nose gear doors did not close. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Ekaterinburg.
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