Star Freight B762 at Cologne on Jul 24th 2018, unsafe gear

Last Update: July 24, 2018 / 21:08:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5X-275

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OY-SRL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-200

ICAO Type Designator
B762

A Star Air Freight Boeing 767-200 freighter on behalf of UPS, registration OY-SRL performing flight 5X-275 from Vienna (Austria) to Cologne (Germany), was on approach to Cologne's runway 32R when the crew reported an unsafe gear indication and went around. The aircraft entered a hold at FL070 while the crew worked the related checklists. The aircraft subsequently performed a low approach to have the landing gear checked from the ground and landed safely on runway 32R about 40 minutes after the first go around.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then was able to depart for the next sector 5X-274 to Vienna and landed uneventfully in Vienna.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5X-275

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OY-SRL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-200

ICAO Type Designator
B762

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