ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142342
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 February 2012 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Cook Airlines |
| Registration: | G-DHJZ |
| MSN: | 1965 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 175 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) |
| Tenerife-Sur Reina Sofia Airport (TFS/GCTS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Thomas Cook Airlines Flight TCX 8126 returned to land at Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) after the undercarriage failed to retract after takeoff. The airplane circled for about two hours (mostly over Lough Neagh) to burn off fuel until a safe landing was carried out. No injuries reported to the 175 person on board (passengers and crew).
Sources:
1. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/emergency-landing-at-belfast-international-airport-28712405.html
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16930733
3. http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/plane_makes_emergency_landing_at_belfast_airport_1_3495602
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16928178
5. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/07/plane-emergency-landing-belfast-airport
6. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2097651/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-Belfast-Airport.html
Media:
Passenger airliner attempts to make emergency landing at Belfast International Airport.
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) February 7, 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2012 12:30 | timpman | Added |
| 07-Feb-2012 12:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2016 18:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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