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Lufthansa employees injured after Boeing 787’s nose landing gear collapses at Frankfurt airport
- A Lufthansa Boeing 787 Dreamliner nose landing gear collapsed while at a gate in Frankfurt, injuring several employees.
- The aircraft, a Boeing 787-9, was awaiting a flight to Los Angeles when the gear failed.
- Boeing said it is aware of the incident and is supporting its customer as investigators review the event.
- The aircraft had entered service in February and had flown 137 times since delivery in January.
- Investigators will examine maintenance history, system records, and flight data to determine the cause.
- The incident follows a history of quality-control issues on the 787 program, though officials say it is not a safety risk to in-service aircraft.
- Lufthansa and authorities are investigating the cause of the nose gear collapse.
- The aircraft was one of the newest in Lufthansa’s fleet, delivered in January.
- No immediate safety risk to other aircraft was reported, authorities indicated.
- The 787 Dreamliner has faced prior production and quality-control challenges, according to the report.
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