Air China Cargo B744 at Copenhagen on Feb 13th 2011, nose gear trouble
Last Update: September 13, 2012 / 16:44:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 13, 2011
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China Cargo
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2455
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
China Air said, the aircraft suffered a technical problem at the nose gear.
The airplane was able to depart Copenhagen 2 days later.
Denmark's HCL reported on Sep 13th 2012 that the aircraft suffered a hydraulic leak resulting in the failure of the #1 hydraulic system. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Copenhagen, but needed to be towed off the runway due to the failure of nose wheel steering. A nose wheel door actuator was found leaking hydraulic fluid.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 13, 2011
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China Cargo
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2455
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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