United B744 at San Francisco on Oct 15th 2012, could not fully retract gear
Last Update: October 17, 2012 / 15:03:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-893
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N117UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A passenger reported that at the end of the gear retraction sequence an unusual mechanical sound was heard, the passenger suspected possibly the gear doors with an issue. The aircraft stopped the climb at 10,000 feet and flew along the coast over the Ocean, the captain announced the gear had retracted, however they still had an unsafe indication. The aircraft dumped fuel, after completion of the fuel dump the gear was extended very early and the aircraft continued for one of the smoothest landings the passenger had ever experienced. The passenger saw no emergency services around. Due to crew duty time limitation the flight was cancelled.
Gossip is that one of the left hand gear struts had a problem, unclear however whether main or body gear.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-893
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N117UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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