Dubai – Masaader News
A UAE Airbus A380 damaged with a crushed nose and suspected structural damage in Dubai , according to the National.
The nose of an Airbus A380-861 aircraft registered with Emirates Airline as A6 EOP was seriously damaged on Thursday.
“We confirm there was an incident when our engineering team was performing a routine A check on one of our A380s in the hangar. We are investigating the cause internally,” Emirates spokesperson said that.
The nose of the plane was crushed during the fall and there was visible damage to the nose-gear and radome.
Emirates is investigating the incident to fully asses the extent of the damage to the plane, which last operated flight EK377 from Bangkok to Dubai last Tuesday.