A British Airways flight experienced technical difficulties with its landing gear on arrival at Cape Town International Airport only days after flights were grounded amid safety concerns. | nickymccain
On Saturday, BA6324 flight had trouble landing in Cape Town after experiencing"a landing gear warning indication", said BA in a statement."We confirm that following a landing gear warning indication on BA6324 on final approach from Gqeberha [PLZ] to Cape Town International Airport [CPT], the pilot performed standard safety checks, and once the correct reading was achieved a normal landing was carried out," the statement added.
At the time, BA spokesperson Stephen Forbes said the landing gear of flight BA6252 failed to retract.Supplied Saturday's incident comes only days after BA and kulula.com flights, both operated by Comair, returned to the air. The SA Civil Aviation Authority withdrew the company's Air Operators' Certificate after an audit into its compliance with civil aviation regulations. The audit followed a spate of occurrences that posed safety risks by kulula.com and BA.
The inspection was also aimed at reviewing Comair's safety management systems and quality control management system to establish compliance related to the reporting, analysis and follow-up on occurrences, and corrective action plans to prevent a recurrence. to be part of the conversation in the comments section of this article.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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