Boeing 787-8, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction whilst parked on stand
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Re: Boeing 787-8, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction whilst parked on stand
#2WOW! 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.
Re: Boeing 787-8, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction whilst parked on stand
#3> 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...
Re: Boeing 787-8, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction whilst parked on stand
#4> 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...
Wrong hole seems like a rookie mistake.