Created Tuesday, Aug 15th 2023 11:07Z, last updated Tuesday, Aug 15th 2023 11:07Z
A Korean Airlines Airbus A380-800, registration HL7621 performing flight
KE-81 from Seoul (South Korea) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL350 over Japan about 80nm northwest of Tokyo (Japan) when the crew decided to return to Seoul. The aircraft initially descended FL340, then FL320 for the return, entered a hold to dump fuel and landed safely back on Seoul's runway 33L about 5:40 hours after departure.
A replacement Airbus A380-800 registration HL7619 reached New York with a delay of about 6:45 hours.
The airline reported a problem with the landing gear prompted the return to Seoul.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Seoul about 27 hours after landing back.
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