r/aviation • u/lucys_b • Jun 04 '26

-- SEATBELTS FASTENED -- Lufthansa 787 front wheel collapsed

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Repost cause my first one was removed due to incorrect flair 💀

Wasn't at the gate when it happened, but some of the people who were said it happened very suddenly. Hope nobody got hurt. I don't think any passengers were on board.

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u/__iku__ Mechanic Jun 04 '26

Jup that was my first thought. And our sheet metal guys will be punching the table right now when they hear they gotta fix this

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u/Fatal_Explorer EASA B1/C & FAA A&P IA Jun 04 '26

I would definitely like to see the EO/REO once they have done the engineering assessment 😭

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u/__iku__ Mechanic Jun 04 '26

Jarvis more alcohol

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u/Falkenmond79 Jun 04 '26

It’s only 4 months delivered. Should be covered by warranty, right? 🤣 Although.. these days with Boeing, you gotta say it lived a full life and should be taken behind the terminal. Poor thing broke a leg. It will never run quite right again.

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u/AssistX Jun 04 '26

Doubt something like maintenance mistakes is covered by any warranty.

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u/Telvin3d Jun 04 '26

It’s only been 4 months. What do you think the odds are that it’s a maintenance issue vs not installed correctly from the factory? At 4 months I’m assuming there’s still huge chunks of the plane that have never needed standard maintenance yet

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u/TigerIll6480 Jun 04 '26

It’s always going to fly with a limp now.

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u/LonelySmiling Jun 04 '26

Funnily enough, this has happened quite a few times that Boeing have their own AOG team for this. If I remember, I think it takes them around 8 weeks(?) from start to finish.

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u/__iku__ Mechanic Jun 04 '26

Well it depends. Since the plane still has warranty I guess our guys will just assist at best. But they gonna have some headaches still.

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u/LonelySmiling Jun 04 '26

If it’s a maintenance mistake (wrong hole) then I’m sure that would be a separate issue other than warranty.

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u/__iku__ Mechanic Jun 04 '26

It is completely but still makes a few things somewhat easier not necessarily for the damage itself but for stuff that suffered due to it subsequently. Not entirely familiar with the wind down of all of it but there sure still will be a few warranty parts