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A British Airways flight left Thursday Heathrow Airport for Nairobi only for a technical problem that required it to cancel the trip, refuel and return to the London terminal.
The plane, the British Airways Boeing 747, left the airport an hour later than expected, but reportedly had a problem with the nose gear.
According to an article Daily mail, The 747 departed Heathrow Airport at 11:23 am and was scheduled to land in Nairobi, Kenya shortly before 8 pm UK time.
"According to social media reports, the aircraft's nosewheel was stuck after take-off, and the aircraft had to circle the area at about 8,000 feet, dumping fuel to land. again, "the newspaper reports. Daily mail.
In case of a problem, planes have to drop fuel before landing because a fuel laden plane is too heavy to land safely. The fuel discharge occurs at high altitude, where it is able to dissipate, preventing it from reaching the ground in liquid form.
ALERT @British Airways Boeing 747-400 flight # BA65 in Nairobi is dumping fuel before returning to London Heathrow because of the landing gear lock. Live: https://t.co/6jgc4tO4FR pic.twitter.com/RLq9eRralZ
– AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) November 29, 2018
UPDATE @British Airways Boeing 747-400 flight # BA65 is no longer in the waiting and is heading to London Heathrow with the landing gear stuck. Live: https://t.co/6jgc4tO4FR pic.twitter.com/pFjrESCLzk
– AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) November 29, 2018
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