SL on Cochin incident

Sri Lankan airlines in a statement over the emergency landing of one if its aircraft in India on Thursday said the incident was a result of the malfunction in one part in the nose landing gear, which has now been replaced.
A statement from the airline issued yesterday said UL 165 experienced a minor incident while preparing to land in Cochin and it occurred after pilots heard a slight noise while lowering the landing gear on the Airbus A320.
“Pilots declared an emergency in order to alert airport authorities of a possible problem. This is the standard procedure in such a situation. The aircraft then landed uneventfully at Cochin. As a further precaution, it was towed off the runway, which caused a minor delay to other aircraft. The aircraft was later flown back to Colombo without passengers. The problem had been caused by a malfunction in one part in the nose landing gear, which has now been replaced,” the airline said.
22/11/08 Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka

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