A panoramic view of a FedEx Airways Boeing 767 BA.N freighter on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 8. The aircraft landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without deploying its nose landing gear but managed to Stay on the runway and avoid casualties.
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An investigation is underway after a FedEx Airways Boeing 767 freighter was forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport because its nose landing gear failed to deploy.
The jet used its rear landing gear as it taxied to the runway on Wednesday, and video of the incident showed sparks and smoke as the plane’s nose and forward fuselage hit the ground, where the nose gear should have been. the location.
Türkiye’s Transport Ministry said the plane managed to stay on the runway and there were no casualties.
The ministry said the cargo plane took off from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport and alerted the Istanbul airport control tower that its landing gear was not open. According to Reuters, the plane landed successfully under the guidance of the tower.
The ministry also said its teams were conducting inspections at the scene, while the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced it was sending investigators to Istanbul.
Late Wednesday night, the NTSB newsroom posted on Landing situation with stowed case.
“The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey – Transportation Safety Investigation Center will lead the investigation,” a subsequent NTSB post said. “In accordance with ICAO Annex 13, Turkish authorities will release any information regarding the investigation.”
CNBC has reached out to Boeing for comment.
In early January, a door jam on one of Boeing’s 737 Max 9 aircraft exploded in mid-air, plunging the company into its latest safety and public relations crisis.
The company has spent years trying to reshape its image after two of its new 737 Max jets crashed within six months of each other, killing 346 people.
The 737 Max has since been grounded around the world for nearly two years, and subsequent investigations found design problems with the plane, inadequate pilot training for the new model and withholding information from safety regulators, leading to billions of dollars in fines from Boeing and Reorganization of senior management.
According to a statement from Boeing, the U.S. aircraft manufacturing giant’s recently appointed new management team is now tasked with regaining public trust and said it “continues to support the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration’s investigation into the January 5 accident.” investigation”.
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