Employees injured after Lufthansa Boeing 787 nose gear collapses at Frankfurt Airport
Several employees were injured after the front nose gear of a Lufthansa Airlines-operated Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner collapsed while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday afternoon, according to the German airline.
The plane was being prepared for a flight to Los Angeles when "the aircraft’s nose gear unexpectedly retracted while it was parked," the airline said in a statement to ABC News.
No passengers were onboard the aircraft at the time of the incident, the airline added, only "crew members and ground staff."
"Several people sustained minor injuries – two Lufthansa cabin crew members and other employees from service providers were taken to a hospital for medical treatment," according to the airline. The nature of the employees' injuries was not immediately clear.
The flight was cancelled and passengers were reaccommodated on other flights to their final destinations, the airline told ABC News.
“We are currently investigating the exact circumstances together with the relevant authorities. Technicians and support staff are on site. We will provide further information as soon as it becomes available,” the airline further said.
