Alitalia gear-up incident pinned on actuator flaw

摘要

I talian investigators have con-cluded that an Alitalia Airbus A320's right-hand main landing-gear failed to extend after suffering a jammed actuator. The aircraft (EI-EIB) carried out a landing at Rome Fiumicino on 29 September 2013 using nose-gear and left-hand main gear. Italian investigation authority ANSV detailed the circumstances of the accident, concluding that debris in the gear-door actuator caused the jam. Analysis identified two components in the actuator as sources of the debris: the spirolox ring and damping ring.