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Italian aircraft forced to land back in Rome-Fiumicino for gear door failure

Rome, Italy - No problem for the people on board

The pilot of an Itali Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 yesterday decided to invert the route and land back at Rome-Fiumicino airport, from where it had departed for flight FS1790 (to Ibiza) with 124 passengers on board, due to an alarm indicating that a gear door had remained open after retracting the gear. The aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes after take off. The passengers didn't report...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109194
Rome, Italy, 09/14/2009 12:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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