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Boeing 787-8, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction whilst parked on stand (gov.uk)
3 points by mjmasn 1320 days ago
2 comments

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.

> 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.