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LEGO Missing Piece Checker

Rule out the usual hiding places first. If the piece really is gone, check the set piece by piece and leave with the element ID LEGO asks for, or a link to buy the part.

Airplane

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7873 Airplane

38 pieces in 18 part and color combinations.

Before you call it missing

Builders who report a missing piece often find it in one of these places. Tick each one off as you look.

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Piece checklist

White 15 pieces

  • Bar 4L (Lightsaber Blade / Wand) White Part 30374 Element 6116602 or 4129836 ×2
  • Brick Sloped 33° 3 x 1 White Part 4286 Element 6632142 or 428601 ×3
  • Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper) White Part 3794a ×4
  • Tile 1 x 2 with Groove White Part 3069b Element 6548264 or 306901 ×4
  • Wedge Plate 4 x 4 Cut Corner White Part 30503 Element 6615550 or 4160215 ×2

Red 7 pieces

  • Plate 1 x 8 Red Part 3460 Element 346021 ×2
  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal [Thick U Clip] Red Part 6019 Element 601971 or 601921 ×2
  • Tile 1 x 1 with Groove Red Part 3070b Element 307021 1 spare in the box ×3

Blue 6 pieces

  • Plate 1 x 2 Blue Part 3023 Element 302323 ×3
  • Plate 2 x 4 Blue Part 3020 Element 4240375 or 302023 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 8 Blue Part 3034 Element 303423 ×1
  • Wedge Plate 3 x 6 Cut Corners Blue Part 2419 Element 241923 ×1

Dark Bluish Gray 4 pieces

  • Plate 1 x 1 Dark Bluish Gray Part 3024 Element 4210719 1 spare in the box ×2
  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Light, Bar Hole [Thick Ring] Dark Bluish Gray Part 4081b Element 6281996 or 4632574 ×2

Trans-Brown 3 pieces

  • Brick Curved 2 x 2 with Lip, No Studs Trans-Brown Part 30602 Element 6507872 or 6171717 ×1
  • Brick Sloped 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) Trans-Brown Part 54200 Element 6245263 or 4244368 1 spare in the box ×2

Black 2 pieces

  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Tooth Black Part 49668 Element 4273590 ×2

Light Bluish Gray 1 piece

  • Plate Special 2 x 2 with Wheel Holder Light Bluish Gray Part 4488 Element 6018081 or 4211496 ×1

Tick each piece as you find it, or mark it missing.

When a piece really is missing

Ask LEGO

LEGO takes requests for pieces missing from a new set through its customer service site. The form asks for the set number and each piece's element ID, the number printed beside the piece in the parts list at the back of the instructions. This checker lists both.

Request a replacement from LEGO

Buy the piece

Mark a piece missing and your list links it to an eBay search for that part, which also covers pieces from older or second-hand sets.

Keep a record

Copy or download your missing list (the CSV opens in any spreadsheet), or print the whole checklist and tick pieces off on paper. Your marks stay in this browser, so you can check a big set over several sittings.