Boeing 787 Dreamliner Loses Door at Remote Pacific Airport, Puzzling Engineers

 (aeroxplorer.com)

23 points | by lostlogin 2 hours ago

11 comments

  • I_dream_of_Geni 1 hour ago
    "The recent incident of this nature occurred on May 29, 2026, when a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-8 (registration CC-BBD) had its L2 passenger door torn off by an air-stairs vehicle on Easter Island "

    There. Fixed it for you.

  • jey 1 hour ago
    I thought other reporting claimed that a ground handling truck crashed into the door, thereby detaching it?
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  • dylan604 1 hour ago
    "Still, any event in which a door separates from a commercial aircraft tends to attract attention from regulators, manufacturers, and airline safety teams."

    As well as stockholders I'd imagine.

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  • advisedwang 1 hour ago
    https://worldairlinenews.com/2026/05/31/latam-boeing-787-cc-... says: "The second door (L2) was torn off by the airstairs truck."
  • ralph84 1 hour ago
    Put some caution tape over the door and have the pilots fly it out empty at 6,000 feet so it doesn't have to be pressurized.
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    • nandomrumber 1 hour ago
      Haphazardly chuck a road cone in the isle near the door.
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      • mikestorrent 1 hour ago
        I have never heard "church" being used as a verb before
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        • nandomrumber 1 hour ago
          One wonders do Apple devs even use an iPhone?

          Like, under what circumstances would I want the word the changed to thr after I’ve typed the next word.

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          • lostlogin 1 hour ago
            > One wonders do Apple devs even use an iPhone?

            Between auto-correct and Apple search, I wonder too.

            I’d like to know how Apple staff find emails on their inboxes.

            The search is such shiite.

          • dylan604 1 hour ago
            I'd venture auto-incorrect had a go here
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            • nandomrumber 1 hour ago
              Tapo.

              Meaning: a tapographical error, compare typo.

              I don’t need AI - I’m perfectly capable of being artificially intelligent all by myself

  • random__duck 1 hour ago
    Clearly doors and boeing aircraft don't get along.
  • djmips 1 hour ago
    Vandalism of some type has to be a possibility right?
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    • dangus 1 hour ago
      Is that the word we are using for Boeing Quality Assurance now?
    • jimbob45 1 hour ago
      Can’t recommend the book Airframe by Michael Crichton to help contextualize the typical kneejerk reactions to these kinds of things versus the usual culprits enough.

      Edit: thanks for pointing out the typo. Good book still.

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  • 866-RON-0-FEZ 1 hour ago
    As few have already pointed out, an AI hallucination...

    Quick, to the top of HN!

    Toyota engineers equally puzzled their doors fly off when you reverse through a toll booth with them open.

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  • cyanydeez 1 hour ago
    was it recently adjusted by an LLM