# NTSB ENG11WA004: Boeing 747, Frankfurt Main (FRA), Germany, November 26, 2010

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 26, 2010, 22:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place: Frankfurt Main (FRA), Germany
- Coordinates: 50.022499, 8.539166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=50.0225&lon=8.5392&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG11WA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77898/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11WA004

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure (probable cause)
- [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Fatigue/wear/corrosion (probable cause)

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Taxi-to runway: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337)

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-ABVM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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