United Airlines Jet Loses Wheel in Repeat of March Incident
United Airlines faced another landing gear incident with a Boeing aircraft losing a wheel during takeoff. Flight 1001 landed safely in Denver, prompting an FAA investigation amid ongoing safety concerns for United.
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United Airlines experienced another incident where one of its Boeing aircraft lost a main landing gear wheel during takeoff, similar to an event in March that prompted a federal safety review. The incident involved United Flight 1001, a Boeing 757-200 departing from Los Angeles and landing safely at Denver International Airport with no injuries reported. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the issue with the landing gear. This event comes as part of a series of safety concerns surrounding United Airlines and its fleet.
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6 commentsFrom a peek at Wikipedia, the airplane involved is probably 2+ decades old.
However tempting it might be to blame Boeing...it sounds far more like the techs at LoBidCo or Slipshod Maintenance Ltd. need to re-certify in Basic Lug Nut Tightening. Again.
And when the plane landed at it's destination, another United jet sucked in a bird on take off. At least there's no mechanic to blame for that.
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