Created Wednesday, Oct 14th 2020 15:21Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 15th 2020 17:22Z
A UPS Airbus A300-600 freighter, registration N153UP performing flight
5X-2327 from Orlando,FL to Louisville,KY (USA) with 3 crew, was on approach to Louisville maintaining 3000 feet when the crew declared emergency reporting a hydraulic issue and requested delay vectors to work the checklists. The crew subsequently advised they needed to lower the gear manually, would not have steering available after landing and therefore needed to be towed off the runway. The aircraft landed safely on runway 17R about 20 minutes after declaring emergency though the brakes locked up during landing causing a number of tyres to blow.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 21 hours after landing.
The FAA reported the aircraft blew two tyres on landing.
