Boeing 787 Nose Gear Collapse Due To Missing Pin, Investigators Say

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Credit: BFU
LYON—A missing pin during a preflight repair caused the nose landing gear of a Lufthansa-operated Boeing 787-9 to collapse at Frankfurt Airport on June 4, the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) said in an interim report released July 10. The BFU has yet to publish a full...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

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