Lufthansa Cargo B772 near Toronto on Aug 31st 2014, landing gear indication issues and blown tyres
Last Update: September 10, 2014 / 22:48:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 31, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa Cargo
Flight number
GEC-8164
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
D-ALFA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance determined the pressure was low on two of the six tyres and a proximity sensor unit had failed. One wheel assembly was replaced, one wheel assembly swapped with another one from the main landing gear. The proximity sensor unit was replaced.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 31, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa Cargo
Flight number
GEC-8164
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
D-ALFA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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