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Locking Pin Was Still in Storage Box When Engineers Retracted Landing Gear of Lufthansa Boeing 787 That Collapsed at Frankfurt Airport: Investigators
A preliminary investigation into the dramatic nose gear collapse involving a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Frankfurt Airport has revealed that a missing downlock safety pin was the key factor behind the incident. The aircraft, registered D-ABPQ and operating as Flight LH450 to Los Angeles on June 4, was undergoing maintenance checks at Gate A15…
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