Airborne with gear problem Sun pm

[GravityHater]

777 out of Israel, anyone have details?

 

[GuppyWN]

Didn't hear anything in El Paso about it. I'll check with the other international pilots in Harlingen and see if they heard anything.

If that doesn't work we can check with the international supernova, General Lee. He knows everything about international flying.

Gup

 

[Ty Webb]

Didn't hear anything in El Paso about it. I'll check with the other international pilots in Harlingen and see if they heard anything.

Gup

You know, when you get away from SLI threads, you a very funny guy! :laugh:

 

[waveflyer]

AIRLINE NEWS • AVIATION NEWS
El Al 777 Makes Safe Emergency Landing in Tel Aviv After Gear Problem
MAY 22ND, 2011 • BY MATT MOLNAR

Update 10:30 pm ET: El Al Flight 27 landed safely at around 5:20am local time. There were reports of smoke on the left side, but photos showed that the left main landing gear appeared to have been deployed. No one was injured. There had been reports that the gear would not deploy and that the aircraft would have had to make a gear-up landing.

El Al Flight 27 from Tel Aviv to Newark has turned back to its origin after a landing gear malfunction. The Boeing 777-200ER is due to land at 5:15 am local time Monday, which is 10:15 pm ET.
The left main landing gear of the widebody jet, carrying 280 passengers and crew, is reportedly stuck in the up position and the plane will be forced to make a gear up landing.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets have been dispatched to examine the plane in the air as it dumps fuel over the Mediterranean Sea.

Over 70 ambulances have staged at Ben Gurion International Airport. A major highway has been closed to allow the ambulances to easily reach hospitals if needed.

Video of emergency responders waiting for landing:



http://nycaviation.com/2011/05/el-al-777-making-emergency-landing-in-tel-aviv/