BERLIN, June 5 (Reuters) - The German Federal Bureau of

Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has begun an investigation

into the Boeing 787 jetliner whose nose gear collapsed on

Thursday at a gate at Frankfurt airport, according to a BFU

spokesperson.

* An interim report is expected in about eight weeks, and

the final report in about a year, said the spokesperson

* Lufthansa, which operated the aircraft, said

several crew members and ground staff were lightly injured and

hospitalised; two Lufthansa employees who were briefly

hospitalised on Thursday were able to leave the same day

* The affected Boeing 787-9 will be repaired after the

investigation, said Lufthansa

* Passengers had not yet boarded the aircraft

* The incident occurred at 12:45 p.m. (1045 GMT) on

Thursday, and the jet was scheduled to depart for Los Angeles as

flight LH450

* The Boeing 787-9 is a relatively new addition for the

Lufthansa Group, which is planning to gradually phase out less

efficient jets and simplify its fleet