Safety
Cargolux orders fleet wide 747-8F checks after a landing gear collapse
A Cargolux Boeing 747-8F's left main landing gear collapsed while parked in Luxembourg, and the airline has ordered inspections across its entire 747-8F fleet before the cause is known.
The left main landing gear on a Cargolux Boeing 747-8F, registration LX-VCF, collapsed while the aircraft stood on a parking stand at Luxembourg Findel Airport on the morning of 23 October 2026. The freighter was not taking off or landing at the time, and Cargolux said no one was injured.
Cargolux has ordered additional inspections across its entire 747-8F fleet, with every aircraft due to be checked before its next flight. The airline has not published a cause, has not said what the inspection covers beyond the landing gear, and has not given a timetable for returning LX-VCF to service. The order currently covers only the 747-8F; Cargolux's older 747-400F freighters are not included.
In plain terms
A landing gear collapse while an aircraft is parked points toward the gear structure or its locking mechanism rather than toward anything in how the aircraft was flown. That is why Cargolux is checking its other 747-8Fs rather than reviewing a specific landing or takeoff.
No Airworthiness Directive has followed, and this should be treated as an open matter rather than a finding until Cargolux or the Luxembourg accident investigation authority publishes a cause.
On the line
If your operation flies, leases or supports a 747-8F in the Cargolux fleet, get the actual inspection bulletin reference from the airline directly rather than working from press coverage, since the scope of the check has not been made public.
Sources
- AeroCorner, "Cargolux Orders Checks on Every 747-8F After LX-VCF's Left Landing Gear Collapses on a Parked Stand", 23 October 2026. https://aerocorner.com/news/cargolux-lx-vcf-747-8f-gear-collapse-luxembourg/
- Air Cargo Week, "Cargolux reports landing gear failure on Boeing 747-8F aircraft", October 2026. https://aircargoweek.com/?p=115101
- Migflug, "Cargolux 747-8F LX-VCF: Landing Gear Collapses While Parked", 24 October 2026. https://migflug.com/afterburner/?p=29380581