Financial Services Association, May 10 (Editor Zhao Hao) On Wednesday (May 8) local time, a US FedEx Boeing 767-300 freighter was forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport in Turkey due to a failure to deploy its front landing gear.

The Turkish Ministry of Transport said that the freighter, which took off from Paris, alerted the airport control tower, saying that its landing gear was not open. At the time of landing, the aircraft only used the rear landing gear. Fortunately, the plane was able to land successfully under the guidance of the tower, with no injuries.

The video shows that the process of the plane gliding on the runway was dangerous. The nose and front fuselage acted as a front landing gear. When the fuselage hit the ground, intense friction between the two caused sparks to splash, creating a large amount of smoke.

Turkey's Ministry of Transport said that a team is already inspecting the site, and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will send investigators to Istanbul.

Senegalese Boeing catches fire after breaking out of runway

In the early hours of Thursday morning (10/9), the accident in the Senegalese capital of Dakar was much worse. In the early morning of the same day, a Boeing 737-300 carrying dozens of passengers slipped off the runway during takeoff at Blaise Diagne International Airport.

A video shared on social media showed passengers fleeing a left-wing plane that appeared to be on fire. The plane parked in the grass unfurled an emergency slide, and smoke billowed into the sky. Photos taken by the media on the scene showed a plane with Transair on it parked on the grass next to the runway.

According to the airport, there were 78 passengers on board the plane at the time of the accident, and 11 people were injured, 4 of whom were in serious condition. According to data from the Ministry of Transport, the plane was carrying 79 passengers, and 10 people were reported injured, including 1 of the 2 pilots.

The airport said investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the accident. According to information, this airliner is about 30 years old. It belongs to Senegalese Airlines and is operated by TransAir. At the time, it was planning to fly to Bamako, the capital of neighboring Mali.

The landing gear of a Turkish Boeing airliner exploded when it landed

In Turkey, just one more day after another accident occurred. On the same day, when a Boeing 737-800 landed at Alanya-Gazipasa Airport in Turkey's Antalya province, the front landing gear tire exploded.

Source: Turkey's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkader Ural'Oulu's social media

The Turkish Ministry of Transport said the passenger plane took off from Cologne, Germany. The 184 passengers and 6 crew members on board have been safely evacuated, with no injuries. The report also showed that the aircraft's front landing gear was damaged, but no details were provided.

According to information, this Boeing airliner belongs to Turkey's Corendon Airlines.

FAA launches investigation into Boeing

Since 2023, various passenger aircraft models produced by Boeing have experienced serious production problems, hindering aircraft delivery and forcing many airlines to change their 2024 flight plans. Earlier, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced his resignation at the end of this year.

Earlier this week, the FAA announced that it has launched an investigation against Boeing to confirm whether the aircraft manufacturer's report that 787 “Dreamliner” employees falsified safety inspection records is true.

Last month, quality engineer Sam Salaple, who has served Boeing for 17 years, said at a congressional hearing that all 787 airliners should be grounded and investigated for risks such as “premature fatigue” caused by Boeing “taking shortcuts” during the aircraft assembly process.

The Financial Services Association previously mentioned that in March of this year, John Barnett, who worked for Boeing for 32 years and revealed the company's quality control issues, was scheduled to appear in court on the same day to accuse Boeing of defamation, but was found suspected to have died by suicide.