Korean B748 at Anchorage on Apr 11th 2015, could not fully retract gear

Last Update: April 12, 2015 / 15:18:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KE-213

Aircraft Registration
HL7610

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

A Korean Airlines Boeing 747-800 freighter, registration HL7610 performing flight KE-213 from Anchorage,AK to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was climbing out of Anchorage's runway 33 when the crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet reporting the nose gear did not retract, they had heard two bangs right before becoming airborne. The aircraft subsequently climbed to 8000 feet to dump fuel for about 20 minutes and returned to Anchorage for a safe landing on runway 07R about 40 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KE-213

Aircraft Registration
HL7610

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

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