Ethiopian B788 at Addis Ababa on Mar 4th 2016, nose gear collapsed at gate
Last Update: March 8, 2016 / 17:26:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-702
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
ET-ASH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
A ground observer reported that the aircraft bound for Rome Fiumicino had completed boarding and was about to depart the gate, when the nose gear collapsed.
On Mar 8th 2016 The Aviation Herald heard, that there had been a number of gear warnings on the ground on previous flights, a gear warning occurred again and a mechanics was called to check. The mechanics attempted to recycle the gear lever as had also been done on previous occasions, however, no gear pins had been installed this time.
Inquiries with the airline remained unanswered so far.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-702
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
ET-ASH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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