Lufthansa B748 at Frankfurt on Oct 26th 2019, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: October 26, 2019 / 20:07:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-422
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
A number of ground observers along the route of the aircraft up to Cologne (Germany) reported seeing the aircraft with all gear extended and later dumping fuel.
A passenger reported the crew announced a problem with the landing gear as reason for the return to Frankfurt.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-422
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
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