Ethiopian B763 at Delhi on Jul 24th 2017, unsafe gear

Last Update: July 24, 2017 / 21:38:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ET-686

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
ET-ALO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration ET-ALO performing flight ET-686 (dep Jul 23rd) from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Delhi (India) with 226 people on board, was on final approach to Delhi's runway 10 when the crew aborted the approach at 3000 feet due to an unsafe gear indication. The aircraft climbed to 6000 feet while the crew worked the checklists and landed safely on runway 10 about 30 minutes after the first approach.

The occurrence aircraft was able to depart for the next day's return flight ET-687 after 17.5 hours on the ground and is estimated to reach Addis Ababa on schedule.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ET-686

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
ET-ALO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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