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Video: 767 Makes Emergency Gear Up Landing

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Key Takeaways:

  • A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767 from Newark made an emergency gear-up landing in Warsaw due to an apparent hydraulic system failure.
  • The pilots successfully landed the aircraft after circling for an hour and dumping fuel, with no injuries to the 231 passengers and crew despite sparks and small fires.
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Sparks and small fires broke out on Tuesday when a Boeing 767 carrying 220 passengers and 11 crewmembers made an emergency gear-up landing in Warsaw after experiencing an apparent hydraulic system failure.

The pilots of the 767 circled the airport for approximately one hour after receiving a central hydraulic system failure warning. After dumping fuel, the airplane landed successfully with almost empty fuel tanks, according to the Associated Press. No one was injured.

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