Snark aside, it's a fair point. It's totally possible there is a design defect in that axle or fastener admitting metal fatigue and we will start seeing more 77

Snark aside, it's a fair point. It's totally possible there is a design defect in that axle or fastener admitting metal fatigue and we will start seeing more 777 events in 20+ year old landing gear. Is it likely though, compared to routine field maint? It's the user's role (airline) to inspect the landing gear like axles and fasteners for wear and replace them. It's a 22 year old ship with on the order of 10,000 landing cycles. It's probably had its wheels replaced hundreds of times and axles inspected that many times. https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N226UA https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResul...