FRANKFURT — A Thai Airways long-haul flight sure for Bangkok was compelled to declare an emergency and make an unscheduled return to Frankfurt Airport on Friday afternoon following a mechanical concern shortly after takeoff.
Thai Airways Flight TG921 departed Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on schedule at 14:45 native time, taking off from runway 18. Nevertheless, shortly into the flight, the flight crew encountered a hydraulic failure when the plane’s left predominant touchdown gear didn’t retract.
Responding rapidly to the mechanical anomaly, the pilots leveled off and halted their climb at 13,000 ft earlier than declaring an emergency to air site visitors management.
- Flight: TG921 (Frankfurt to Bangkok)
- Plane: Boeing 777-300ER (Registration: HS-TKK)
- Incident: Hydraulic fault resulting in unretracted left predominant touchdown gear
- Holding Sample: Approx. 25 minutes spent dumping gasoline to decrease touchdown weight
- Touchdown: Safely touched down on Runway 25C after 1 hour and 20 minutes within the air
As a result of the wide-body jet was absolutely fueled for the long-haul journey to Suvarnabhumi Airport, the crew entered a holding sample close to Frankfurt. The plane circled for roughly 25 minutes to jettison gasoline, lowering its weight to a protected restrict for touchdown.
After finishing the gasoline dump, the crew lined up for a profitable method and landed safely on runway 25C, roughly 80 minutes after departure. Floor emergency crews had been on standby as a precaution, however the Boeing 777 landed with out additional incident and taxied beneath its personal energy to a distant stand, the place passengers had been safely disembarked.
No accidents had been reported among the many passengers or crew. Thai Airways has not but launched an official assertion concerning the upkeep timeline for plane HS-TKK or the revised journey preparations for affected passengers.
