FedEx 757 forced to land gear-up after broken wire impeded alternate undercarriage extension

757 CHA-c-NTSB

Source: NTSB

US investigators have determined that a broken wire prevented activation of the alternate undercarriage extension system on a FedEx Boeing 757-200 freighter, forcing the crew to conduct a gear-up landing.

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