Delta Airlines' 757 loses its NOSE TIRES on the runway in Atlanta and is forced to abort flight while taxiing - in latest terrifying incident involving a Boeing jet

Daily Mail UK ^ | 16:59 EST, 23 January 2024 | By RACHEL BOWMAN

[Red Badger]

A Delta Boeing 757 nose wheel came off and rolled down the hill at take off

The flight was set to fly from Atlanta to Bogota when the tires fell off

It is the latest in a slew of terrifying incidents involving Boeing aircrafts

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A Delta Air Lines plane flying out of Atlanta lost its nose tire as it tried to take off on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration has revealed.

The Boeing 757 was set to take off from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Bogota, Colombia on Saturday when the nose wheel came off.

According to the FAA reported, the nose wheel came off and rolled down the hill as during the line up and wait to take off.

The Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 nose wheel incident is the latest in a slew of terrifying incidents involving Boeing aircrafts.

'The 75 on the runway just lost the nose tire,' said the pilot who was behind the Boeing 757, according to audio posted by VASAviation.

The Delta Pilot said, 'Thanks for that … sounds like we got a problem.'

'Yeah, we saw that tire roll off the runway to the south. Looks like it went off the runway, probably down the bank down there,' said the other pilot.

All 184 passengers on board and their bags were removed from the plane put on a replacement aircraft, reported WSB-TV.

[Trueblackman]

Personally, I love the 757 as it is one of the safest aircraft on record.

[bray]

Ain’t Affirmative Action wonderful.

[butlerweave]

New Diversity, equity, and inclusion maintenance staff not working out ?

[BobL]

“Yes, Boeing has had its issues recently, but I’m getting sick and tired of headline writers blaming every single maintenance issue on the fact that the airplane was a Boeing.”

Agree, Boeing hasn’t built a 757 in some 20 years. Unless Boeing had their DEI hands on it recently, I don’t see how one can blame them for this one.

[Alas Babylon!]

Question for everyone...

Are there really more of these faulty aircraft issues, or are they just being reported more?

Seems to me in the past there were a lot more plane crashes than today, especially given how many air miles are now flown globally. Many of those plane crash from yesteryear came down to maintenance and structural issues, worn parts, etc.

[Red Badger]

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” - “Heinlein’s Razor”

[knarf]

TOO many weird things in the aviation industry, imo . . . . . sabotage.

[Bernard]

When you are on your way to Bogota and something falls off your nose, it seems a thorough investigation is in order.

[Red Badger]

Today’s problems are not the result of poor quality parts, but poor quality people......................

[6AL-4V]

The right nose tire came off because the axle broke. The axle is a hollow tube that passes thru the vertical leg of the nose landing gear assembly. The right nose tire was installed more than 30 days prior to the incident, so it wasn’t because of improper tire/wheel replacement. The wheel bearings didn’t fail, so it looks like possibly metal fatigue of the axle tube.

[knarf]

I'd be curious to know when was the last A&P inspection and where was it performed.

If we find out Achmed was the guy in charge of checking/bolting those window/doors, or servicing on the wheel crew . . . . . (gott'a stop right here . . . I'm too old to be carted off to prison)

[C210N]

Let’s ask Nikki Haley about this... maybe she can help.

She was on the BOD of Boeing, should know all about issues with Boeing.

[Red Badger]

Metal fatigue is not something you want to hear from an accident report......................

[Red Badger]

People on ‘boards’ are window dressing that is all...............

[C210N]

Ickky would have all the tools at her disposal, since she is one.

[conductor john]

‘This is starting to look deliberate’.- exactly my first reaction- like all these recent train derailments .

[38special]

Sabotage

[Da Coyote]

Sounds like maintenance (or lack thereof).

[omni-scientist]

Nor can we completely eliminate the possibility of sabotage. Really easy to create a catastrophe with a simple act of loosening up some bolts. It was fortunate to have happened just before takeoff.

[PghBaldy]

We have had increasingly safe aviation the last few decades. Between these maintenance or mechanical issues, there have been close calls involving runway incursions or near collisions lately. Too many things seem to be going awry. I hope it is nothing but more media attention...