Lufthansa B744 at Vancouver on Aug 25th 2023, could not retract landing gear
Last Update: September 12, 2023 / 19:27:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-493
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Canada's TSB reported a malfunction occurred with the landing gear system preventing the crew from retracting the landing gear.
The aircraft returned to service about 43 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-493
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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