Jetstream 31 Returns to Origin After Landing Gear Indicator Fault (YV3536)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Details On September 18, 2023, a British Aerospace BAe-3100 Jetstream 31, serial number 777, operated by Sundance Air Venezuela, C.A., experienced a landing gear indication issue during a commercial flight. The aircraft, a twin-turboprop transport with a maximum takeoff weight of 6,950 kg, departed from the General en Jefe Santiago Mariño International Airport (SVMG) in El Yaque, Nueva Esparta, bound for the Canaima National Airport (SVCN) in Bolívar. The flight carried 19 people: one pilot, one first officer, and 17 passengers. The aircraft was certified by EASA under Type Certificate A.191, Revision 1, dated May 21, 2009, and was found airworthy at the time of the incident based on its valid airworthiness certificate issued by INAC and maintenance records.