Emirates A380 forced to land without one landing gear
An Emirates A380 aircraft was forced to land at Dubai without one landing gear set on November 9, reports Reuters.
The right-side under-wing landing gear did not deploy, and the crew were unable to deploy it using a ‘gravity drop’ method.
President Tim Clark said: “So, the aircraft landed on the main gar (and) nose gear; it is certified to do that.”
It is understood that the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation is investigating.
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