Created Thursday, Aug 14th 2025 11:00Z, last updated Thursday, Aug 14th 2025 11:00Z
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, registration D-ABYH performing flight
LH-431 from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was climbing out of Chicago's runway 09C when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet due to a problem with the landing gear. The aircraft positioned over Lake Michigan to dump fuel and landed safely back on Chicago's runway 10C about 75 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron.
Ground observers reported seeing the aircraft with the landing gear never retracted.
A passenger reported the crew indicated issues with the landing gear.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 12 hours after landing back.
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