Lufthansa is investigating a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner incident in Frankfurt in which the aircraft’s nose gear collapsed while the plane is parked at a gate. Multiple outlets report that the event happened on Thursday ahead of a scheduled transatlantic flight to Los Angeles. According to Lufthansa, only crew members and ground staff are on board when the nose gear fails, and passengers have not yet boarded. Several employees are injured when the aircraft tips down after the front gear collapses; they are described as receiving medical attention. News organizations also report that the scheduled Los Angeles service is cancelled following the incident. The cause of the failure is not publicly determined, and Lufthansa says it is under investigation. The aircraft type and location are consistently cited across the reports: a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 at Frankfurt Airport. While one account describes the nose gear as collapsing when the front of the aircraft crashes to the ground, others describe the aircraft as tipping onto its nose, with no additional confirmed technical cause reported so far.
Lufthansa Boeing 787 nose gear collapses in Frankfurt, injuring staff
Lufthansa is investigating a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner incident in Frankfurt in which the aircraft’s nose gear collapsed while the plane is parked at a gate. Multiple outlets report that the event happe...
- A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffers a nose gear collapse at Frankfurt Airport while parked at a gate.
- Only crew and ground staff are on board; passengers have not yet boarded.
- Several Lufthansa employees are injured and receive medical attention.
- The scheduled flight to Los Angeles is cancelled after the incident.
- Lufthansa states the cause is under investigation.
As first reported by aeroTELEGRAPH, it was on June 4th that a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 suffered a nose gear collapse at Frankfurt Airport. The incident occurred while the jet was preparing to operate a transatlantic service to Los Angeles.While the passengers who were set to fly on the service had not yet boarded at the time of the incident, the collapse did result in injuries to staff members.
2 months agoThe airline Lufthansa said the cause of the accident at Frankfurt Airport was under investigation. The plane can weigh 279 tons at takeoff.
2 months agoGerman airline Lufthansa said several employees were injured on Thursday after the nose gear of a Boeing jet collapsed while the aircraft was parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport. Only crew members and ground staff were on board the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner when the front tip of the plane crashed to the ground ahead of passenger boarding for a scheduled flight to Los Angeles. The flight was later cancelled. “Several employees were injured and are currently receiving medical attention,” Lufthansa...
2 months agoSeveral Lufthansa staff members were injured when the nose gear of a Boeing 787 jetliner collapsed at Frankfurt airport.
2 months agoSeveral staff members were injured after a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner tipped onto its nose at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday, the German airline said. The incident occurred...
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