Plane loses a tire while taking off from San Francisco…falls onto cars
- March 8, 2024
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A United Airlines plane bound for Japan lost a landing gear wheel while taking off from San Francisco, California, USA. The plane had to land safely at Los
A United Airlines plane bound for Japan lost a landing gear wheel while taking off from San Francisco, California, USA.
The plane had to land safely at Los Angeles International Airport.
The company announced that it was arranging a new aircraft to continue the journey of 249 people heading to Japan who were on board the Boeing B777-200 aircraft.
The tire fell into the parking lot, as can be seen in the video:
In the United States, the problem of the rudder pedal getting stuck in flight on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is being investigated.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the flight. United Airlines The Boeing 737 MAX 8, which launched last month, had its rudder pedals “stuck” during landing, the agency said Thursday.
In a preliminary report on the Feb. 6 flight, the NTSB said the plane arrived at the gates of Newark Airport without incident and that the 161 passengers and crew were uninjured.
According to the report, the captain reported that during landing the rudder pedals did not move in response to “normal” foot pressure while attempting to maintain the runway centerline.
Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and United UAL.O They did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Boeing has been under scrutiny in recent months after a sealed door came off during a flight on another model, the 737 MAX 9, on Jan. 5. control systems after the aircraft manufacturer recommended it in December.
The NTSB report notes that the captain reported that during a MAX 8 flight last month, the pedals became “stuck” in neutral and the captain used the nose wheel tiller to keep the plane near the center line of the runway, slowing down before exiting the runway. . Runway detour.
The NTSB said the captain asked the first officer to check the rudder pedals, and the first officer reported the same problem. The captain said that shortly after this, the rudder pedals began to function normally.
Three days after the incident United conducted a test flight and was able to reproduce the rudder failure detected during the incident on the same aircraft. The NTSB was notified of the problem after flight testing and began investigating the incident. (Reuters).
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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