Happened plenty of times before and no doubt will do again. Although a distressing surprise to see American managing it. Reportedly at Fort Worth Alliance during ground checks after a test-flight after a heavy check.
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on July 28, 2009 5:39 PM | Reply
More pictures of the damaged gear...
http://www.aerospaceauthority.com/TheFlightDeckForum/tabid/183/forumid/4/threadid/46/scope/posts/Default.aspx
on July 29, 2009 9:15 AM | Reply
Thanks - what a mess. Still seems to be unclear just how much damage done.
on October 6, 2010 9:05 AM | Reply
I have heard about that events. During the hevy test some damages of the main landing gear as well was found.