Boeing 787-8, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction whilst parked on stand (gov.uk) 3 points by mjmasn 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] Trouble_007 3y ago ↗ WOW! How is this even possible?I would have thought that it would/should be almost impossible to retract the landing gear on the ground.Given an aircraft will fly with the gear down, all be it little less efficient/aerodynamic.
[–] nikau 3y ago ↗ > because two holes were located so close together that the pin could be accidentally inserted in the wrong location.A tale as old as time... [–] Trouble_007 3y ago ↗ Wrong hole seems like a rookie mistake.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 20.2 ms ] threadI would have thought that it would/should be almost impossible to retract the landing gear on the ground.
Given an aircraft will fly with the gear down, all be it little less efficient/aerodynamic.
A tale as old as time...