Emirates A388 at Dubai on Jul 1st 2015, could not fully retract landing gear
Last Update: July 3, 2015 / 10:09:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-45
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
A6-EEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration A6-ENR reached Frankfurt with a delay of 6 hours.
A passenger reported there were bumping noises while the gear was retracting, the crew announced the landing gear did not retract. The aircraft dumped fuel for close to two hours and returned to Dubai.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-45
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
A6-EEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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