On 1st August, a NATO Airbus A330-243MRTT aircraft made an emergency landing at Eindhoven Airport with a refuelling hose dangling off the port wing.
The A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft, with registration T-057, was returning from a refuelling mission in the north of the country. The aircraft returned for an emergency landing after the crew noticed a problem with the hose. The refuelling hose probably failed to retract.
The emergency landing was recorded by an airplane spotter at Eindhoven Airport.
2021 built NATO Airbus A330-243MRTT aircraft (T-057) did a precautionary landing on Runway 03 of Eindhoven Airport (IATA: EIN, ICAO: EHEH), as the left aerial refueling hose failed to retract on 1st Aug !
Track link: https://t.co/CjI4tNDiCb
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After safely landing at Eindhoven, the tower informed the crew that the drogue apparently damaged a runway light. The tower further said that there was metal debris behind the aircraft.
Feature Image: “EHEH_Spotter“
