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Captplaystation is dead on target.
When I worked out of Schiphol we got so used to F100/ 70 and F28 gear collapses - usually the starboard gear - or stuck gear - that it became a non-event.
So often does this (continue to) happen that there is very clearly, a design or maint related 'issue'.
What a load of rubbish. I've flown this type (and the F70) for the last 8 years, amassing about 4,000 hours in the process. In that time I have never had any gear related problems, neither do I recall any problems throughout the company fleet (slightly over 40 aircraft). Design/common problem? I don't think so. A multitude of other (minor) problems possibly but gear? No.