Challenge B744 at Liege on Dec 14th 2025, gear problems on departure

Last Update: December 14, 2025 / 13:58:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
X7-541

Aircraft Registration
OO-ACE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Challenge Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration OO-ACE performing flight X7-541 from Liege (Belgium) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Liege's runway 22L when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting problems with their landing. The aircraft subsequently climbed to FL060 to dump fuel and returned to Liege for a safe landing on runway 23L about 80 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Liege about 3 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
X7-541

Aircraft Registration
OO-ACE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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