[MarkivJ]

More Boeing woes, it’s all over the news.

The incident took place at the OR Tambo International Airport in Jo’burg.

[SimonS1]

Interesting to see if they really are Boeing woes or just airline maintenance woes….

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[FDOS]

SimonS1, agreed.

An Untied 777 lost a wheel last month flying SFO-LAX; it was 22 years old. From the photos, this 737 looked like a max, so not that age.

Manufacturing or maintenance defect? It will all come out in the wash.

BTW, this does not just happen to Boeing aircraft. An AC 319 lost a wheel 3-4 years ago.

As they say, that’s why they have 2 per axle.

[AndrewinHK]

The Safair aircraft involved in this incident was a 16-year-old 737-800. I would imagine this is more of a maintenance issue, these things do happen with surprising frequency, a quick search I could find 3 incidents of wheel loss this year so far, Delta/United/Safair all happen to be Boeing aircraft 757/777/737, but as FDOS says it has happened to Airbus aircraft.

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[FDOS]

Thanks Andrew – the video clip of the accident aircraft I saw appeared to have Max type winglets.

A Fly Safair plane returned to OR Tambo International Airport immediately after take off after losing one of its wheels while on its way to Port Elizabeth.

The plane made a safe emergency landing at OR Tambo. pic.twitter.com/vlUtRsNUDT

— MDN NEWS (@MDNnewss) April 21, 2024

Alos shown in this picture.

https://t.plnspttrs.net/02112/1040506_a0270cad55_280.jpg

I didn’t realise these could be retrofitted to the -800.

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[Abidjan]

Funny – wheel falls of, it’s Boeing’s fault; BA A380s are a mess and Airbus gets off scot-free.

[FDOS]

@Abidjan please could you explain your line of thinking, as it seems illogical on a prima facie basis.

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