Photos Of SIA Plane's Nose Gear Collapse At Changi Airport Goes Viral
A Singapore Airlines plane was seen lying awkwardly on its front end at Changi Airport.
By Sadho Ram — 11 Oct 2015, 06:12 PM
Earlier Sunday, 11 October, a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300's nose gear collapsed when it was at a gate at Changi Airport
The landing gear of the collapsed Airbus retracted while the aircraft was undergoing a landing gear system check, said the airline
The nose gear of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane retracted on Sunday morning (Oct 11) at Changi Airport Terminal 3, causing the plane to tilt forward. In response to queries, SIA said the nose gear of the aircraft retracted while the aircraft was at Gate A17 undergoing a landing gear system check at around 8am on Sunday morning.
Luckily, there were no passengers or crew onboard. An engineer who was on the aircraft, at the time of the incident, was not hurt.
The plane had been due to operate flight SQ890, which was scheduled to depart for Hong Kong from Changi Airport's Terminal 3, at 7.35am, following its arrival from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport after midnight on the same day.
Another aircraft was used for the flight instead.
According to records, the collapsed Airbus A330-300 had been in service for more than 6 years. Its maiden flight was in April 2009.
"We do not have details of damage to the aircraft at this point. An assessment will be carried out after it is removed from the gate," said SIA. "Singapore Airlines will be co-operating fully with the authorities in their investigations."
At the time of writing this story, photos of the collapse posted on Channel NewsAsia Singapore had been shared over 5,000 times
