A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 aircraft was involved in an incident at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) after takeoff while on its way to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) as flight DL161. The aircraft was operating a regularly scheduled flight but was forced to return to the Dutch capital due to a landing gear issue.
The incident According to a report by AvHerald , the incident occurred on October 2, 2024. The A330 was climbing out of the Dutch airport when the crew was forced to abort the climb due to an issue with the landing gear. Per the report, the crew was unable to retract the landing gear and decided to return to Amsterdam.
Inevitably, having the landing gear out throughout the whole flight has several consequences, not least the drag this would cause on the plane, increasing overall fuel consumption. Flightradar24 data shows that the A330 circulated over the North Sea, parallel to the Dutch coastline, before returning to AMS. It landed and passengers supposedly disembarked to allow for a technical inspection of the plane.
The issue was seemingly resolved in AMS, though, as the aircraft returned to service on a regularly scheduled flight to Detroit (DTW) on October 5. Per flightradar24 data, it does not seem as though a replacement aircraft was sent to take the stranded passengers to Amsterdam. Together with joint venture partner KLM (also flag carrier of The Netherlands), passengers were likely rebooked onto later flights US-bound.
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