Emirates A388 near Munich on Nov 2nd 2014, weather radar failure or could not retract body gear
Last Update: November 6, 2014 / 14:30:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 2, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-46
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EDJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The flight was cancelled.
Passenger Peter Forscht reported in this coverage's user comments that the departure initially was uneventful until the crew extended the gear again explaining the brakes needed cooling and it would be retracted after a few minutes. While near Munich the gear was still extended, the captain announced they could not fully retract the landing gear again and needed to return to Frankfurt.
Ground Observer Alexander Nieder took a photo at Munich showing the aircraft's body gear extended with all other gear retracted and gear doors closed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 2, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-46
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EDJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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