Passengers disembark safely from an Air New Zealand emergency landing at Palmerston North airport. The Auckland-Nelson flight was diverted to Palmerston North Airport for an emergency landing in April 2017 after its right-hand landing gear failed to lock in place. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF Air New Zealand flight NZ5075 from Auckland to Nelson made an emergency landing in Palmerston North in 2017 after two corroded springs broke preventing the right-hand landing gear from locking into place. READ MORE:* Jetstar pulling out of Palmerston North at end of November* Palmerston North's second bridge could emerge from Manawatū Gorge crisis* Air New Zealand plane makes emergency landing in Palmerston North* Anxious wait for plane passengers before emergency landing at Palmerston NorthSUPPLIED Fracture surfaces on the right rear spring MN1276. After the emergency landing, the airline immediately carried out a fleetwide inspection of the landing gear locking springs on all of its ATR-72s and changed its procedures.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2019 00:44 UTC