On approach to Luxembourg Findel Airport (LUX), a Cargolux Boeing 747-8F, registered as LX-VCB, was forced to declare an emergency after the crew got a warning that the aircraft’s landing gear had not properly deployed.
On May 20, 2023, while operating flight CV5486 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), the Boeing 747-8F was descending to land at LUX when the crew received a message on the Engine-indicating and crew-alerting system (EICAS) alerting them that the landing gear had not deployed properly.
The crew of an LX-VCB-registered Cargolux Boeing 747-8F was informed that the landing gear had not properly deployed as the plane approached Luxembourg Findel Airport (LUX), and they were obliged to declare an emergency.
On May 20, 2023, the crew of a Boeing 747-8F was preparing to land at LUX while operating flight CV5486 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) when they received a message on the engine-indicating and crew-alerting system (EICAS) informing them that the landing gear had not deployed correctly.
Cargolux 747-8F
“They carried out a low fly-by to ensure that all gears were down. Cargolux declared in a statement on May 20, 2023, “The aircraft landed safely with the emergency services on site. At roughly 11:30 am local time (UTC +2), according to data from Flightradar24.com, the crew opted to cancel the landing attempt and circle around LUX in a holding pattern at 3,900 feet. The low fly-past was then carried out by the Cargolux pilots so that Air Traffic Control (ATC) could determine whether the landing gear was in place before attempting to land again at 11:47 a.m. local time (UTC +2).
Before successfully landing the Boeing 747-8F at the airport at 12 o’clock local time (UTC +2), the crew squawked 7700, the code for a general emergency, just before touching down at LUX at 11:57 local time (UTC +2).
Another Cargolux Boeing 747F, a -400F, lost its right-body landing gear bogie on May 14, 2023, after detaching upon landing at LUX. Despite losing its landing gear bogie, the aircraft made a controlled touchdown and no one was hurt either inside or outside of it. Following the incident, the LUX operator closed the runway, and operations were resumed on May 15, 2023.
