The front landing gear suddenly collapsed when the plane was parked at a boarding gate.
Several employees of the airline Lufthansa were injured and are receiving medical assistance after an accident with the landing gear of a Boeing 787 on the platform at Frankfurt airport, Germany.
The front landing gear of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Lufthansa suddenly collapsed as the plane was parked near a departure gate at Frankfurt airport early on Thursday afternoon, an airport spokesman told Reuters. The cause of the failure is not yet known.
Following a gear collapse at the gate in Frankfurt, Lufthansa 787-9 D-ABPQ has been significantly damaged. Today’s LH450 has been canceled. We are awaiting more information on any potential injuries.
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24)
The incident led to the cancellation of a scheduled flight to Los Angeles and caused significant damage to one of the airline’s newer long-haul aircraft.
Lufthansa confirmed the incident but did not provide further details.
A spokesman for Fraport, which operates Germany’s largest hub, said the incident occurred on the platform at around 12:45 pm (local time, 11:45 am in Lisbon).
Bloomberg News reported that there were no passengers on board at the time.
The 787 model, a twin-engine wide-body plane used by Lufthansa primarily on long-haul routes, is a relatively recent addition to the airline’s fleet, according to Reuters.
