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dalton99a

(95,908 posts) Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:06 PM Jun 4

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.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZG3J1_n0UPw

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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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New Boeing 787 Dreamliner collapses while parked at the gate [View all] dalton99a Jun 4 OP

It should be called the McDonnel-Douglas DC12 Dreamliner lapfog_1 Jun 4 #1

I won't click on a link that takes me to google search. But I've heard that merger was the disaster. erronis Jun 4 #3

Basically the bean counters won and made the engineers sit in the back dalton99a Jun 4 #5

sit in the back... but not on the new planes that have been created since the merger lapfog_1 Jun 4 #8

added a direct link to youtube. lapfog_1 Jun 4 #10

Yeah... TRICKLE DOWN economics... Justice matters. Jun 4 #20

Too hot? milestogo Jun 4 #2

too cold, or too wet or dry. Too sunny or cloudy? Doesn't like the german language? erronis Jun 4 #4

Two possibilities Happy Hoosier Jun 4 #6

+1. Maybe somebody forgot the locking pin dalton99a Jun 4 #7

so if the bolt or locking pin was not installed at the gate lapfog_1 Jun 4 #9

I mean during routine maintenence, not at the gate. Happy Hoosier Jun 4 #12

More likely the ground crew forgot to put the ground safety pin in. Angleae Jun 4 #33

I flew in one once and never want to fly in one again. RockCreek Jun 4 #11

Yikes BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 4 #13

I wonder, do the Chinese now get a 10% discount on the 200 Boing jets they say they are gonna buy? 3Hotdogs Jun 4 #14

WTF. barbtries Jun 4 #15

In the air? malaise Jun 4 #17

At 140-170 knots -- yeah, that would be a hot mess, quite literally. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 4 #21

A fireball malaise Jun 4 #22

that too. barbtries Jun 4 #36

WTF? malaise Jun 4 #16

Between this and the s rewworm news slightlv Jun 4 #18

Jeezus Joinfortmill Jun 4 #19

As the new saying goes, Mr. Evil Jun 4 #23

American design and craftsmanship AverageOldGuy Jun 4 #24

With a name like Boeing, I expected it to bounce more. LudwigPastorius Jun 4 #25

Get a hold of yourself! orangecrush Jun 4 #26

Still one of the best movies COL Mustard Jun 4 #28

Thanks orangecrush Jun 4 #31

Watching it now orangecrush Jun 4 #35

Whoopsie! COL Mustard Jun 4 #27

YouTube short canetoad Jun 4 #29

Imagine taking off in the identical plane and seeing this one while waiting for take-off. twodogsbarking Jun 4 #30

... orangecrush Jun 4 #32

Most likely some type of maintenance/ground crew error EX500rider Jun 4 #34

Another easily preventable incident brought to you by deregulated capitalism. Initech Jun 4 #37