Korean B748 at Chicago on Oct 10th 2018, could not retract landing gear

Last Update: October 10, 2018 / 19:34:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KE-271

Aircraft Registration
HL7624

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

A Korean Airlines Boeing 747-800 freighter, registration HL7624 performing flight KE-271 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of Chicago when the crew requested to level off at 5000 feet due to a technical issue they were working on. After working the checklists the crew advised, they could not retract the landing gear and needed to return to Chicago. The aircraft landed safely back on Chicago's runway 28C about 30 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 12 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KE-271

Aircraft Registration
HL7624

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

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