5X224 - Incident: UPS B748 at Cologne on Sep 16th 2021
Created Monday, Sep 20th 2021 21:02Z, last updated Monday, Sep 20th 2021 21:02Z
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 747-8 freighter, registration N614UP performing flight 5X-224 from Cologne (Germany) to Louisville,KY (USA), was climbing out of Cologne's runway 32R when the crew stopped the climb at FL140, entered a hold and returned to Cologne for a safe landing on runway 32R about 60 minutes after departure.
A ground observer reported the nose gear doors had remained open.
The aircraft suffered the same problem two days (45 hours) earlier, see Incident: UPS B748 at Cologne on Sep 14th 2021, gear problem on departure.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Cologne (standing Sep 20th 2021).
Source: The Aviation Herald