Originally Posted by
FullWings
I like the guy in the photo: “Hmmm, I’m pretty sure it’s not meant to do that...?"
An interesting failure mode. The (titanium?) shaft that forms part of the bogie appears to have split underneath and allowed the rear wheels to rotate upwards. I would be surprised if this isn’t some kind of defect as you’d expect the tyres to go before the undercarriage starts coming apart...
There was a special check some years ago for corrosion in the axles of 777's - thought all the aircraft worldwide would have been inspected by now though.