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dalton99a

(95,760 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:06 PM 23 hrs ago

New Boeing 787 Dreamliner collapses while parked at the gate [View all]

A nearly new Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered significant damage after its nose landing gear reportedly collapsed while parked at the gate at Frankfurt Airport.

The incident forced the cancellation of Flight LH450 to Los Angeles as crews assessed the damage and according to reports, no injuries have been reported so far.



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https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/04/lufthansa-employees-injured-in-boeing-nose-gear-incident-at-frankfurt-airport
Lufthansa employees injured in Boeing nose gear incident at Frankfurt airport
By Nela Heidner & Gavin Blackburn
Published on 04/06/2026

Cabin crew and ground staff were on board and several were injured and were receiving medical treatment, the airline said.

A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner tipped onto its nose at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday injuring several staff, the German airline said.

The incident occurred at 12:45 pm just before passengers boarded the plane which was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles.

"While the aircraft was parked, the nose landing gear unexpectedly retracted," a spokesperson for the airline told the AFP news agency.

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It should be called the McDonnel-Douglas DC12 Dreamliner lapfog_1 23 hrs ago #1
I won't click on a link that takes me to google search. But I've heard that merger was the disaster. erronis 23 hrs ago #3
Basically the bean counters won and made the engineers sit in the back dalton99a 23 hrs ago #5
sit in the back... but not on the new planes that have been created since the merger lapfog_1 22 hrs ago #8
added a direct link to youtube. lapfog_1 22 hrs ago #10
Yeah... TRICKLE DOWN economics... Justice matters. 21 hrs ago #20
Too hot? milestogo 23 hrs ago #2
too cold, or too wet or dry. Too sunny or cloudy? Doesn't like the german language? erronis 23 hrs ago #4
Two possibilities Happy Hoosier 23 hrs ago #6
+1. Maybe somebody forgot the locking pin dalton99a 23 hrs ago #7
so if the bolt or locking pin was not installed at the gate lapfog_1 22 hrs ago #9
I mean during routine maintenence, not at the gate. Happy Hoosier 22 hrs ago #12
More likely the ground crew forgot to put the ground safety pin in. Angleae 19 hrs ago #33
I flew in one once and never want to fly in one again. RockCreek 22 hrs ago #11
Yikes BlueWaveNeverEnd 22 hrs ago #13
I wonder, do the Chinese now get a 10% discount on the 200 Boing jets they say they are gonna buy? 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #14
WTF. barbtries 22 hrs ago #15
In the air? malaise 21 hrs ago #17
At 140-170 knots -- yeah, that would be a hot mess, quite literally. nt eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #21
A fireball malaise 21 hrs ago #22
that too. barbtries 15 hrs ago #36
WTF? malaise 22 hrs ago #16
Between this and the s rewworm news slightlv 21 hrs ago #18
Jeezus Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #19
As the new saying goes, Mr. Evil 21 hrs ago #23
American design and craftsmanship AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #24
With a name like Boeing, I expected it to bounce more. LudwigPastorius 21 hrs ago #25
Get a hold of yourself! orangecrush 21 hrs ago #26
Still one of the best movies COL Mustard 20 hrs ago #28
Thanks orangecrush 20 hrs ago #31
Watching it now orangecrush 18 hrs ago #35
Whoopsie! COL Mustard 20 hrs ago #27
YouTube short canetoad 20 hrs ago #29
Imagine taking off in the identical plane and seeing this one while waiting for take-off. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #30
... orangecrush 20 hrs ago #32
Most likely some type of maintenance/ground crew error EX500rider 19 hrs ago #34
Another easily preventable incident brought to you by deregulated capitalism. Initech 12 hrs ago #37
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