MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. A Japanese passenger jet has had to return to Moscow’s airport of departure — Domodedovo — on Monday afternoon shortly after takeoff due to faulty landing gear that failed to retract properly.
The Domodedovo airport’s press-service told TASS JAL Flight 442 left the airport at 17:15 Moscow time (15:15 GMT) only to return when one of the landing gear’s doors failed to close.
"The plane landed successfully. Everything went well," the press-service said.
Earlier, an aviation source confirmed the incident to a TASS correspondent.
"The incident involving a Boeing-787 did take place," the source said, adding that no one was hurt.