UPS MD11 at Cologne on Aug 10th 2014, unsafe nose gear

Last Update: August 11, 2014 / 23:25:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 10, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Departure
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N285UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

A UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N285UP performing freight flight 5X-9 from Almaty (Kazakhstan) to Cologne/Bonn (Germany), was on approach to Cologne's runway 14L when the crew did not receive a nose gear down and locked indication prompting the crew to go around and emergency services to deploy to their stand by positions. The crew worked the related checklists, identified the indication as false, positioned for another approach and landed safely on runway 14L about 12 minutes after aborting the first approach.

The occurrence aircraft was able to depart Cologne 28 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N285UP
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model / Type
MD-11F
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD11
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 10, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Departure
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N285UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

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