Austrian Q400 in Landing Gear Incident
By Kurt Hofmann, ATW Daily News | Feb. 26, 2008
On Feb. 25, Austrian Arrows Q400 operating as Flight OS142 from Nurnberg to Vienna with 67 passengers made an emergency landing in the capital after the pilot noticed a problem with the main display indicating landing gear position.
The aircraft climbed and entered a holding pattern, and with the main and alternative displays functioning properly touched down approximately 2.5 hr. after takeoff. All onboard were safe.
Austrian Airlines Group said the aircraft will undergo a thorough technical examination in Innsbruck and results are expected within two days.
"For the time being, all our other nine Dash 8-Q400s are operating as normal," an AAG spokesperson said, adding that there is no indication the incident is similar to the landing gear problems experienced by SAS Group that resulted in the permanent grounding of its Q400 fleet.