Lufthansa A340-600 @MAN this morning.

I loudly exclaimed “Gosh, that’s not something you see every day!” – or words to that effect. :diablo: 🙁

Yeah i bet looool. I would have loved to have caught that, or even just seen it flying over the house

Jealous and gutted:rolleyes:

I was sat in my security lodge and nearly fell of my seat 😮

A very nice sight first thing on a Sat morning
Paul

I loudly exclaimed “Gosh, that’s not something you see every day!” – or words to that effect. :diablo:

Given the time of day, Madame GA was not amused…… 🙁

I don’t think they would have flown across the pond all the way with the undercarriage down, landed at Shannon and then Manchester. More likely a medical diversion.

Well thats what I was told ,but if there was a problem with the undercarriage,what would be the most cost effective for Lufthansa.
Withdraw the aircraft from use and repair it ,at the cost of hotels ,meals for a couple of hundred people,taxies at the other end for people who have missed there connection,cost of the repair,extra wages for the extra crew if they could get one , extra parking charges and what ever else.
OR if it was safe to fly (which it must of been) fly the aircraft home with only extra cost being a couple of fuel stops and repair the aircraft at the own repair base , and more importantly you will have happy passengers home with minimal delay.
I would of thought the latter would of been the best all round,but that is just my own thoughts.

Paul

I could hardly believe my eyes when I looked through the curtains this morning and saw this little beauty on finals. 😀

I was sat in my security lodge and nearly fell of my seat 😮

A very nice sight first thing on a Sat morning
Paul

From info rcvd,it had a main gear problem and departed for Munich with the gear down.When i have more info i will post here.

I don’t think they would have flown across the pond all the way with the undercarriage down, landed at Shannon and then Manchester. More likely a medical diversion.

Not sure it was a medical emergency – It was on FBOweb last night as filed to land at Shannon, so im not sure what happened.

Hi Neil
Was told it had called in for fuel,it had a undercarrige problem ,and had flown the whole flight with its wheels down,also called in to Shannan.
I bet that was a rough flight

Paul

I don’t think they would have flown across the pond all the way with the undercarriage down, landed at Shannon and then Manchester. More likely a medical diversion.

I could hardly believe my eyes when I looked through the curtains this morning and saw this little beauty on finals. 😀

This is the 2nd Lufthansa diversion to MAN recently,A 747 had to land with a medical emergency a few months ago.I will be at MAN next week i hope i get to see something special

Hi Neil
Was told it had called in for fuel,it had a undercarrige problem ,and had flown the whole flight with its wheels down,also called in to Shannan.
I bet that was a rough flight

Paul

Now that’s something I’d love to have seen! Very nice catch indeed, Neil!

Any idea what problem it had?

Paul