Overview
- The nose landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 (registration D-ABPQ) unexpectedly collapsed while the jet was parked at a Frankfurt gate on Thursday, June 4, causing the aircraft nose to settle onto the ground.
- Lufthansa said no passengers had boarded and that several crew and ground staff were hurt and are receiving medical treatment while emergency teams worked at the scene.
- Flight LH450 to Los Angeles was cancelled and the affected Dreamliner remains grounded pending detailed inspections and damage assessment of the forward fuselage, landing-gear doors and both engines.
- German investigators are expected to be involved, with the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation likely to examine maintenance records, component traceability and possible structural or mechanical failures.
- Reporting notes that Safran Landing Systems supplies 787 landing gear and that the FAA has issued past directives about some 787 gear components, but there is no evidence linking those items to this crash and investigators have not determined a cause.