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| Date: | Friday 30 October 2015 |
| Time: | 15:41 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-467ERF |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | B-LID |
| MSN: | 36869/1414 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 747-467ERF cargo plane turned back at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, India shortly after takeoff. According to the airport this was due to "technical grounds".
Flight CX37 to London-Heathrow took off from runway 11 at 10:11 hours UTC. The airplane climbed to FL100 and briefly entered a holding pattern to the north of the airport before turning back for a safe landing on runway 10 at 11:11 hours UTC.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/660060444648800256
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/airplanes/b-lid/#7d78eea
Media:
@timesofindia @cathaypacificIN 747 freighter returned to #DelhiAirport on technical grounds. NO FIRE. Aircraft landed and safely parked.
— Delhi Airport (@Delhi_Airport) October 30, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2015 13:04 | Jordy | Added |
| 30-Oct-2015 13:06 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2015 13:09 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2015 13:10 | harro | Updated [Time, Damage, ] |
| 13-Feb-2025 13:31 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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