A basic view of a FedEx Airways Boeing 767 BA.N cargo aircraft, that landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday with out deploying its entrance touchdown gear however managed to remain on the runway and keep away from casualties, on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, Might 8, 2024.
Umit Bektas | Reuters
An investigation is underway after a FedEx Airways Boeing 767 cargo aircraft was compelled to make an emergency touchdown at Istanbul Airport after the plane’s nostril gear did not deploy.
The jet used its again touchdown gear because it skidded onto the runway on Wednesday, and a video of the incident confirmed sparks flying and smoke because the nostril and entrance fuselage of the aircraft hit the bottom the place the entrance touchdown wheels ought to have been.
The aircraft managed to remain on the runway, and there have been no casualties, in response to Turkey’s Ministry of Transport.
The ministry mentioned the cargo jet, flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, alerted the Istanbul Airport management tower that its touchdown gear was not opening. The aircraft was capable of land with steerage from the tower, in response to Reuters.
The ministry additionally mentioned that its groups have been finishing up examinations on the scene, whereas the U.S. Nationwide Transportation Security Board introduced that it will ship investigators to Istanbul.
“The NTSB is sending a U.S. accredited consultant and three different investigators to Istanbul, Turkey for the investigation of FedEx flight 623 Boeing 767-300 touchdown with a retracted nosewheel touchdown gear,” a put up from the NTSB Newsroom’s account on X learn late Wednesday evening.
“The Republic of Turkey Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure – Transportation Security Investigation Middle will lead the investigation,” a subsequent put up from the NTSB learn. “Per ICAO Annex 13, any details about the investigation will likely be launched by the Turkish authorities.”
CNBC has contacted Boeing for remark.
Boeing is in the midst of its newest security and public relations disaster after a door plug blew out from one among its 737 Max 9 planes in midair in early January.
The corporate had already spent years attempting to fix its picture after two of its new 737 Max jets crashed inside six months between 2018 and 2019, killing 346 individuals.
The 737 Max was grounded worldwide for almost two years after, and the following investigations discovered design issues within the plane, inadequate coaching of pilots on the brand new fashions, and the hiding of data from security regulators, resulting in billions of {dollars} in fines for Boeing and a senior administration shake-up.
The lately appointed new administration crew on the American plane-making large is now tasked with regaining public belief, saying it “continues to help the U.S. NTSB and FAA investigations of the Jan. 5 accident,” in response to an announcement from Boeing.
