SQ61 from Houston turn back due to problem with landing gear

[feb01mel]

SQ61 from Houston turn back due to problem with landing gear

Heard from Singapore radio news that SQ 61 from Houston, after taking off, has to turn back to Houston due to some problem with the landing gear.

[ycp81]

SINGAPORE : A Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane, SQ 61, had to turn back shortly after take-off from Houston, Texas on Tuesday after experiencing problems.

SIA confirmed that the Boeing 777 300-ER bound for Singapore had a problem with its landing gear.

SIA spokesman Nicholas Ionides said the plane left Houston at 6.30am Singapore time with more than 200 passengers.

SIA said it has re-booked some of them on the next SIA flight out of Houston on Wednesday at 6:30am Singapore time.

Ionides said it has also acceded to requests from some passengers to fly other carriers.

The four-year-old aircraft is on its way to Singapore for checks, without passengers. - CNA /ls

[soarbeyond]

Did they fly it out without pax for safety reasons ? or to keep the weight down for landing ?

[cscs1956]

http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore...mentid=4448113

[globetrekker84]

Interesting...looks like they're doing a IAH-LHR-SIN route: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/S...130Z/KIAH/EGLL

[Nick C]

Right MLG door could not be closed.