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Singapore Airlines jet 'faceplants' as landing gear retracts

(CNN)A Singapore Airlines jet faceplanted when its forward landing gear retracted on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi Airport Sunday. 

The Airbus A330-300 was undergoing a landing gear check when the incident occurred, according to a Singapore Airlines statement.

Social media images showed the stricken plane, nose-down, at a gate.

It had been in service with Singapore Airlines since May 2009, and recently arrived in Singapore from Shanghai's Pudong Airport. It was due to depart for Hong Kong Sunday. An alternate aircraft was used for the Hong Kong flight.

"Maintenance work was being carried out to rectify a defect, and the gear retracted during the subsequent system check," the airline said.