Originally Posted by
tubby linton
A photo on the avherald quite clearly shows a bolt missing from the gear leg.
From the AvHerald:
Passengers reported the aircraft bounced on landing, on second touchdown the right main gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded on the engine releasing sparks and smoke from the engine.
Here's the photo tubby linton mentioned:
Originally Posted by
OntimeexceptACARS
To be fair gear collapses on 757s are very rare, that must have been a pretty severe downdraught, I'd wager.
Maybe a bad side load from landing hard in a skid? I've sure seen the wrinkled fuselage and the washboarding on the skin behind the gear before. Or, was it an improperly secured castellated nut on the missing bolt that was not found during multiple inspections and preflights?
These were not my landings
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