United B744 at Frankfurt on Oct 22nd 2014, engine pod strike on landing

A United Boeing 747-400, registration N120UA performing flight UA-907 (dep Oct 21st) from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), landed on Frankfurt's runway 25L at 09:58L (07:58Z) but struck its right hand outboard engine (PW4056) onto the runway. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground about 37 hours after landing. A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration N179UA performed return flight UA-906 and reached Chicago with a delay of half an hour.

Metars:

EDDF 221020Z 24013KT 9999 -RA FEW018 BKN025 08/05 Q1017 NOSIG

EDDF 220950Z 25014KT 9999 -RA FEW017 BKN025 07/05 Q1017 NOSIG

EDDF 220920Z 25012KT 9999 -RA FEW011 BKN022TCU 07/05 Q1017 TEMPO SHRA

EDDF 220850Z 25012KT 9999 -SHRA FEW016 BKN025TCU 07/05 Q1016 TEMPO SHRA

EDDF 220820Z 25013KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020 SCT025TCU BKN030 08/04 Q1016 TEMPO SHRA

EDDF 220820Z 25013KT 9999 FEW020 SCT025TCU BKN030 08/04 Q1016 TEMPO SHRA

EDDF 220750Z 26015KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020 FEW027TCU BKN030 08/04 Q1016 NOSIG

EDDF 220720Z 26015KT 9999 -SHRA FEW018 BKN027TCU 08/04 Q1015 NOSIG

EDDF 220650Z 25012KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020 BKN026TCU 08/04 Q1015 NOSIG

EDDF 220620Z 24012KT 9999 -SHRA FEW015 BKN026TCU 08/04 Q1015 NOSIG

EDDF 220550Z 25013KT 9999 -SHRA FEW011 BKN025TCU 07/04 Q1014 NOSIG