A Cargolux Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft sustained significant damages after its right body landing gear bogie detached following an emergency landing.
Significant damage was caused when the right body landing gear bogie detached after an emergency landing on a Cargolux Boeing 747-400F freighter.
When more than two wheels are attached to a landing gear strut, a bogie is an attaching mechanism
On May 14, 2023, the LX-OCV-registered Boeing 747-400, which is 23 years old, was slated to fly from Luxembourg Airport (LUX) to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
Cargolux stated in a news release that the aircraft was unable to retract its landing gear upon takeoff from LUX airport.
The decision was taken to head back to the LUX airport. The large jet, however, was loaded with enough fuel for a long-haul flight, so in order to attain the maximum landing weight, the aircraft circled the region while dumping fuel.
Although there were several problems, the plane arrived at LUX airport 52 minutes after taking off.
The landing gear bogie may be seen disengaging before leaving the aircraft in a number of videos of the aircraft's landing that have been posted on Twitter.
No one on board or on the ground was hurt, according to the flag carrier cargo airline for Luxembourg.
After the event, the runway at LUX airport was closed, requiring numerous flights to divert.
On May 15, 2023, at 00:53 local time, the airport operator reported that the runway had reopened and that operations had resumed.
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