Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 G-VROM
Alexander Babashov
Sergey Konkov
Alan Grubelić
Igor Kmet
JACD
Gerard van Oostrom
Piotr Gryzowski
Jetzguy
Sebastian Wajda
Wojtek Zaremba
Murmeldeier
Roman N.
Manuel EstevezR
Image ID: 979475
Views: 639
Operator: Virgin Atlantic - G-VROM
Aircraft: Boeing - 747-400
Airport: UK - England - London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK)
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2014-4-8 by flyer1 [Contact]
Camera setting: Canon EOS 7D, 1/800s, f/5.0 at 300mm ISO 100
Photographer's remark
(23.10.2017, 00:45 CET)
'Barbarella' close to touchdown onto Rwy08R at EGKK. On the 29th of December 2014 the aircraft was subject to an Air Accident Investigation. The aircraft was outbound to Las Vegas when low pressure warnings in landing gear 4 were noted in the cab and a return to EGKK was made. As the landing gear extended during the approach to EGKK the right wing landing gear struck the gear door preventing the gear leg from fully deploying. A non-normal landing was successful completed. It was found that the retract actuator had been incorrectly installed ! all on board were safe.
1 Jetzguy
(23 October 2017 - 07:54 CET)
Nice info.
2 Gerard van Oostrom
(23 October 2017 - 08:21 CET)
Thanks for the interesting background story Martin!
3 flyer1
(23 October 2017 - 19:11 CET)
Thanks for the nice info Jetzguy.
4 flyer1
(23 October 2017 - 19:12 CET)
Cheers Gerard pleased you like the story.
5 flyer1
(23 October 2017 - 23:33 CET)
Thanks Igor for your kind comment...could have been a disaster but for the skill of the
pilots and crew !
6 Pedro-G.
(30 October 2017 - 17:58 CET)
I saw this emergency landing video on YouTube, the pilot really did a great landing, no
one got hurt. A nice image, Martin!
7 flyer1
(31 October 2017 - 00:30 CET)
Yes a good job...thanks for your comment Pedro-G.
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