Video - Saudi Boeing 777 with hole in wing

This Saudi Boeing 777 landed at Riyadh airport recently with a hole in its right wing and appears to be leaking hydraulic liquid.

If you have any further information on this incident, e.g. what caused the damage, please leave a comment.

4 Responses to “Video - Saudi Boeing 777 with hole in wing”


  1. 1 Prop-er Mar 13th, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    From: http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/3885408

    “Happened on the 10th of March 2008, Team from Boeing and the NTSB already on the way. Flight was JED-RUH and the rupture happened at around 900m during flap extension to Flaps 30.”

  2. 2 Michael Mar 13th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    Thanks!

  3. 3 Dennis Mar 14th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    what you see is the upper part of the right main gear actuator braking through the wing. after L/G deployment.

  4. 4 Jack Mar 26th, 2008 at 7:06 am

    That doesn’t look good.

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