Locking pin found in storage box after Lufthansa 787 nose-gear collapse
A locking pin designed to prevent a Boeing 787’s nose landing gear from retracting remained inside its storage…
A locking pin designed to prevent a Boeing 787’s nose landing gear from retracting remained inside its storage…

The missing downlock pin in a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9's nose landing gear led to a dramatic collapse at Frankfurt Airport, injuring several.

Several weeks ago, I covered a bizarre incident at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), where a Lufthansa Dreamliner had a gear collapse at its gate, causing some injuries. Suffice it to say, seeing a plane’s gear collapse at a gate is mighty unusual, and shouldn’t happen. A report has now revealed what happened… it’s exactly what I suspected.

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United Airlines is really having some bad luck with one of its newest Boeing 787-9s, which also features the carrier’s brand new interiors. The plane has had an incredible number of maintenance issues since entering service, to the point that the plane was sent back to Boeing to be repaired. After around 10 days with Boeing, the plane returned to service… only to still have issues.
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