- Date
- November 26, 2010, 22:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Frankfurt Main (FRA), Germany
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- D-ABVMBoeing 747
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU)
- Case key
- 77898
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings.
Factual narrative
On November 26, 2010, 2250 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Lufthansa German Airlines Boeing B-747-430,registered as D-ABVM, was taxiing at Frankfurt Main International Airport, when the right hand main landing gear failed. The aircraft was disabled on the taxiway and the subsequent inspection confirmed the failure of the outer cylinder of right main landing gear. There were no injuries to the crew members or the passengers on board. The airplane was not substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Germany. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) BFU Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung Hermann-Blenk-Straße 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel: (int.) +49 531 3548 - 0 Fax:(int.) +49 531 3548 - 246 e-mail: box@bfu-web.de
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- D-ABVM
- Reported as
- Boeing 747 (430)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29101
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- FRA · Frankfurt Main (FRA)
- Destination
- Buenos Aires
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- FRA · Frankfurt Main International