TOKYO_Japan's All Nippon Airways resumed operating its Bombardier planes Thursday, two days after a landing gear problem forced an emergency landing and spurred the company to ground the fleet.
None of the 60 people on board the Bombardier DHC-8-400 turboprop were injured when the pilot was forced to land the plane Tuesday with only its rear wheels after the frontal landing gear failed to extend.
A Transport Ministry investigation panel said Wednesday the landing gear door failed to open because a bolt was missing from the mechanism that operates it, ministry official Ryotaro Miyamoto said.
ANA inspected the landing gear systems on all its Canadian-made Bombardier aircraft and determined the planes were safe to fly, the company said in a statement.
Bombardier officials arrived in Japan on Thursday, Kyodo News agency reported. The officials were to meet with officials of the Transport Ministry on Friday and also to inspect the plane, Kyodo said.
The mishap was the latest in a string of problems with ANA's fleet of Bombardier aircraft, which forced Japan's second-largest airline to issue a formal apology last year. The airline operates five DHC 8-300 and 13 DHC-8-400 aircraft.
