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Omaha Steve

(99,070 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 02:44 PM Feb 2020

Air Canada jet lands safely in Toronto after losing a wheel

Source: AP

An Air Canada jet made a safe landing Tuesday in Toronto after losing one of its main landing wheels, apparently during takeoff from New York.

The airline said the Airbus A319 jet was carrying 120 passengers and five crew members. There were no injuries when the pilots made an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, according to Air Canada.

The plane “experienced an issue with one of its six tires on take-off,” Air Canada said in a statement. The flight took off from New York’s LaGuardia airport. The airline said it had no further details pending an inspection.

The Airbus jet normally has two large wheels on each of the two main landing gears, and two smaller wheels under the nose. One of the two wheels on the right-side main landing gear was missing when the plane touched down.

Read more: https://apnews.com/ae8c3e5e4963f1cfdc3ce1cd897a75f7

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Air Canada jet lands safely in Toronto after losing a wheel (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2020 OP
Good pilot and crew! cp Feb 2020 #1
Wow! I'd love to see a video of the landing. Nitram Feb 2020 #2
To be honest, it probably wasn't much different than a routine landing. Each tire is designed.... George II Feb 2020 #3
Very alarming how could a wheel fall off? bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #4
Maybe some Boeing mechanics got near it? Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #5
You beat me to that statement! canuckledragger Feb 2020 #6
I may have been faster, Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #7
I take it you've heard the latest Boeing screw-up then? canuckledragger Feb 2020 #9
That's exactly why I posted what I did! Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #10
Did the Joker get away? generalbetrayus Feb 2020 #8
You picked a fine time They_Live Feb 2020 #11
LOL! Brilliant... (nt) petronius Feb 2020 #13
Good. gembaby1 Feb 2020 #12

George II

(67,782 posts)
3. To be honest, it probably wasn't much different than a routine landing. Each tire is designed....
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 03:42 PM
Feb 2020

....to take the entire weight of the aircraft.

Dem2theMax

(9,595 posts)
10. That's exactly why I posted what I did!
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 02:36 AM
Feb 2020

That's why I'm thinking those Boeing folks are getting around. And not in a good way.

I think I'd rather take my chances with Russian Roulette than to get on a Boeing right now.

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