On 14 May, a Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter (registered LX-OCV) operated flight CV6857 between Luxembourg Airport and Chicago O’Hare, United States. After departure, the aircraft was unable to retract its landing gear. The pilots then dumped fuel and headed back to Luxembourg. On landing, the right body landing gear got detached from the aircraft. The 747 came to a controlled stop and was attended by emergency services.
Shortly after the incident, Cargolux released a press statement: “Cargolux would like to confirm that one of its aircraft, B747-400F bearing registration mark LX-OCV, suffered a significant landing incident at Luxembourg airport on Sunday evening at 18:52.
The aircraft was unable to retract its landing gear on take-off from Luxembourg. As a result, it was forced to safely dump fuel in order to return to land at the airport. On its landing role its right body landing gear detached from the aircraft. The aircraft however came to a controlled stop and was attended to by the emergency services.
No persons on board nor on the ground suffered any injuries. The relevant authorities have been informed of the incident. The aircraft remains on the runway and recovery efforts are underway.”
As the airport was forced to close, several aircraft diverted to nearby airports. At around 01:00 (UTC+2) this morning, Luxembourg Airport opened again for air traffic. Flights resumed and authorities exceptionally allowed night flights.
“As of the morning, traffic should be back to normal,” Luxembourg Airport informs.
This post was published on 15 May 2023 08:30
Finnair has raised its full-year 2026 guidance after stronger-than-expected travel demand supported its performance despite…
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has called for lengthy airport border-control…
Airbus and Kratos have completed the first European flight of the U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat…
Selma Blair, 54, was taken into police custody at New York JFK Airport late on…
ACI EUROPE and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have called on the European Commission and Schengen…
TUI Belgium has confirmed a data breach after customers reported receiving fraudulent messages containing accurate…