DL53 - Incident: Delta B764 at Zurich on Jun 16th 2026

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400, registration N840MH performing flight DL-53 from Zurich (Switzerland) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Zurich's runway 16 when tower queried the crew "just to confirm, are you aware your gear is still out?" The crew advised they had a malfunction and needed to return. Tower added that only the nose gear had retracted, both main gear struts were still out. The aircraft stopped the climb at 6000 feet and returned to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 14 about 25 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Zurich about 23 hours after landing back.