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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:24 am
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Originally Posted by ELY001
The article said the a/c was a 737, was it one of the new 739's involved?
Yes, it was indeed the 739.

I find this really shocking, and from a brief chat with my cousin (777 pilot for AA) I understand it to be incredibly difficult to actually forget lowering the landing gear due to the pre landing checklist procedures.

G-d only knows what they were so busy with...
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