Kalitta B763 at El Paso on Mar 26th 2018, gear indication, dragging part, leaking fluid

Last Update: March 28, 2018 / 16:27:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 26, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Kalitta Air

Flight number
K4-129

Departure
El Paso, United States

Destination
Cincinnati, United States

Aircraft Registration
N284DH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Kalitta Boeing 767-300, registration N284DH performing flight K4-129 from El Paso,TX to Cincinnati,KY (USA), was climbing out of El Paso when the crew stopped the climb at 17,000 feet due to an abnormal gear indication. The crew worked the related checklists and decided to return to El Paso advising ATC that all indications were normal and they expected a normal landing. The aircraft landed on El Paso's runway 26L. After landing the crew advised they wanted to taxi to the cargo ramp and were quite surprised when tower told them, emergency services were responding, sparks were coming off the landing gear upon landing. The aircraft stopped on the runway. Emergency services reported there was a hydraulic leak at the left hand landing gear and something was hanging down the left hand gear. The left hand engine was shut down for a more detailed inspection, emergency services subsequently reported a heavy hydraulic leak from the landing gear and recommended to not taxi but be towed to the apron. The crew advised they were showing normal level of hydraulic quantity, taxied clear of the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway, from where the aircraft was towed to the apron.

The FAA reported the aircraft returned due to bad landing gear indication, a component of the landing gear was dragging and the aircraft was leaking fluid.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 26, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Kalitta Air

Flight number
K4-129

Departure
El Paso, United States

Destination
Cincinnati, United States

Aircraft Registration
N284DH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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