Narrative:
An Emirates Airbus A380 sustained serious damaged to the nose in a maintenance mishap at Dubai Airport. The nose landing gear apparently retracted, causing the nose to hit the ground.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 22 August 2019 |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-861 |
| Operator: | Emirates |
| Registration: | A6-EOP |
| MSN: | 200 |
| First flight: | 2015-05-12 (4 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Engine Alliance GP7270 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Dubai Airport (DXB) ( United Arab Emirates)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
An Emirates Airbus A380 sustained serious damaged to the nose in a maintenance mishap at Dubai Airport. The nose landing gear apparently retracted, causing the nose to hit the ground.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Photos
Video, social media
No details about when and which aircraft, but this @emirates A380 fell hard on its nose. Door 1 Left seems missing.
— A380 fanclub (@a380fanclub) August 23, 2019
Pic found by @vhaq_aero. Any more info? pic.twitter.com/ZNgtNxWuGy
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