Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
I suspect that a blown tyre (or a wheel, even) will rapidly put an end to any mystery.
You don't subscribe to The Aviation Herald's theory of a missing bolt from the NLG??!?
According to The Aviation Herald, the hole could be coming from a detached bolt in the nosegear.
Wasn't there another A380 that had similar damage in the last year or two? Or am I thinking of a 777? I am
sure I recall another, similar, incident, but the details are a bit hazy.