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BA Boeing 747 returns to LHR landing on three sets of wheels

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A British Airways flight, which was two hours into its journey from London to Chicago, had to turn back to Heathrow due to "technical reasons". Passengers on the plane posted on Twitter that the fault was with the aircraft's landing gear. Journalist Ben de Pear, who was on the flight, said the captain explained to those onboard that the plane landed on three sets of wheels instead of five (www.itv.com) 更多...

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nasdisco
Chris B 3
http://avherald.com/h?article=4932a82e
ADXbear
ADXbear 1
Another piss poor report full of more questions than facts
ToddBaldwin3
I really dislike news reports that consist mostly of tweets.
ColinSeftel
Captured on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb-Jffk4cwg
titi5777
The airplane with the emergency was a A- 380 or a B-747
bigkahuna400
There is no A380 Service to/from Chicago
titi5777
The reason I ask is the News is about a B-747 but in the picture it shows an A-380
ColinSeftel
That's just a stock photo. Look at the video posted below.
yr2012
matt jensen -4
Dumped about 120,000 liters of fuel for this landing. BA must have deep pockets to afford that, not to mention having to find another jet to complete the trip
linbb
linbb 6
What else should they have done that any other airline would have done that same way? Cost of doing business is what its called.
Bernie20910
Bernie20910 2
Why not continue on to Midway? It burns off the fuel and gets the pax to their destination. Does it matter what airport they set it down at?
bigkahuna400
Because you cant land a 747 at Midway....Runways not long enoough
Bernie20910
Bernie20910 1
No idea why Midway popped into my head. O'Hare is what I meant to type.
raleedy
ALLAN LEEDY 1
I think you mean O'Hare, but I have the same question. Perhaps there was some condition that could be expected to deteriorate over time.

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