{"id":474012,"date":"2026-07-10T08:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/lufthansa-boeing-787-9-nose-gear-missing-downlock-pin-before-collapse\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:58:14","slug":"investigators-lufthansa-boeing-787-9s-nose-gear-was-missing-downlock-pin-before-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=474012","title":{"rendered":"Investigators: Lufthansa Boeing 787-9\u2019s Nose Gear Was Missing Downlock Pin Before Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

The initial investigation into why a Lufthansa<\/a><\/span> Boeing 787-9 experienced a nose gear collapse at Frankfurt Airport<\/a><\/span> (FRA) on June 4 has revealed that the downlock pin was missing. This resulted in the sudden collapse of the front of the plane, as it plummeted to the ground while being prepared at the gate for a flight to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The missing downlock pin in a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9’s nose landing gear led to a dramatic collapse at Frankfurt Airport, injuring several.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,995,2638,82,734,16569,11841],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-474012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-boeing-787","category-boeing-787-9","category-germany","category-lufthansa","category-manufacturers","category-nose-gear-collapse"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t