British Airways B744 at London on Nov 29th 2018, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: November 29, 2018 / 22:18:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-65
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Several witnesses on the ground reported they observed the aircraft with all (nose, main, body) gear down while climbing out of Heathrow and entering a holding pattern.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Heathrow for a normal landing.
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration G-CIVL is estimated to reach Nairobi with a delay of 6:45 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-65
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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