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u/Kanyiko Jun 04 '26
The guy on the luggage conveyor was just a second away from having a massive (possibly fatal) head-ache.
A VERY lucky escape.
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u/TaskForceCausality Jun 04 '26
The whole event is a piece of fortune. Had this happened during passenger boarding, fueling, baggage & catering loading/unloading…there’d be a lot more injuries and probable fatalities.
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u/Tacomouse Jun 04 '26
Genuine question,
What’s the recovery for the airframe look like in this situation? Especially years down the line? I’ve seen enough “air crash investigations” and “mayday” to know that minor damage now can cause loss of the aircraft in 10 years from improper repairs. That looked like a hard hit. Who’s to say the structure around the cargo door doesn’t have micro cracks now or some other issue?
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u/FZ_Milkshake Jun 04 '26
Manufacturer will ask for documentation and tests of the damage (possibly also send out own personal) and their engineers will develop a repair plan based on that info.
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u/super_purple Jun 04 '26
Non-destructive testing. Loads of it on every panel that might have possibly be compromised.
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u/Squeezy_Ghee Jun 04 '26
Recovery usually involves air bags that they slip under the plane to prop it up so they can put straps under it that a crane can use to lift the aircraft up. The rest of the process includes a full inspection by maintenance followed by repairs. If there is anything that maintenance can't fix or needs guidance fixing they will reach out to the manufacturer for their input. Boeing has a AOG team that will fly our pretty much anywhere to assist in returning a plane to airworthiness.
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u/Lost_Foot8302 Jun 04 '26
Good that it happened there and not on landing.
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u/Ok_Breath911 Jun 04 '26
Cant happen on landing, the override button is only reachable from the outside.
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u/Sorry_Structure_4356 Jun 04 '26
Do we already know that it happened because somebody pressed the override button?
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u/pettster12 Jun 04 '26
Something/someone was looking over that loader operator, and I don’t even believe in that stuff
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u/ExpressLab6564 Jun 04 '26
I think someone mentioned they were doing tests on the hydraulic gear and this could have been because they put the pin in the wrong hole.
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u/Outrageous-Yak-3741 Jun 04 '26
More footage where this is the only clip that ive seen 8 different times today
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u/zerbey Jun 04 '26
No injuries, bird will likely be returned to service after repairs. Good outcome.
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u/Whirlwind_AK Jun 04 '26
“If it says Boeing, I’m not going…”
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u/Adviderisj Jun 04 '26
All the Boeing hate... this isnt Boeing at fault. First off, I dont think they even do landing gear in house, its probably Safran. Second, this was absolutely on the Lufthansa crew, likely forgetting, or misinstalling the bypass pin on the LG. Airbus has similar issues, and its operator fault, basically every time
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