Posted on 04/23/2024 9:16:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
The terrifying moment a wheel feel of a Boeing 737 fully loaded with passengers was caught on video, adding to a long list of incidents.
The footage showed the plane grinding along the runway after being forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
Airport safety staff at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa noticed the FlySafair aircraft had damaged its undercarriage on takeoff.
The airline said the plane made a low pass over the airport so technical teams could view the landing gear.
Upon inspection, engineers found one of four rear wheels had been clipped during takeoff.
However, the footage of the landing shows the wheel disintegrating as the plane tried to taxi down the runway.
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The Sun reported:
Following the scare, Kirby Gordon, the Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair, said: “After takeoff, ground staff at OR Tambo reported witnessing what appeared to be damage to one of the aircraft’s back wheels.
“The crew were alerted to the observation and the decision was taken to return to Johannesburg.”
The aircraft then entered a holding pattern to burn off fuel for a safer landing.
Below is a recent timeline of Boeing incidents:
April 2018- Woman dies after being partially sucked out of window on Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flight
October 2018 – Boeing 737 MAX 8 Indonesia Lion Air fatal crash leaves 189 dead March 2019 – Boeing 737 MAX 8 Ethiopia Airlines fatal crash leaves 157 dead January 2024 – Boeing 747 Delta Airlines plane loses front tyre January 2024 – Boeing Alaska Airlines ripped window leaving gaping hole in the plane March 2024 – Wheel falls off Boeing 777 United Airlines plane smashing cars below March 2024 – Boeing 787 LATAM LA800 took a “sudden nose-dive” leaving 50 injured April 2024- Boeing 737 engine cover ripped off mid-air April 2024 – Wheel falls off and smoke billows from Boeing 737 FlySafair FA212 in South Africa
Gordon explained this is a standard procedure when there is no urgency to land as it is safer to land with a lighter fuel load.
“Modern Boeing 737 aircraft do not have the facility to dump fuel,” he said.
“The aircraft passed overhead at approximately 13:20, and observers confirmed that one of the four rear wheels had come adrift during the takeoff roll.
“The wheel affected was one of the two attached to the left rear landing strut.
Gordon added:
“Response vehicles were activated to greet the plane as a precautionary measure.
“After landing, the aircraft was inspected by safety and engineering teams on the runway before the plane was brought back to the terminal.”
Regional General Manager Jabulani Khambule said:
“We would like to praise the FlySafair pilots and crew for their professional handling of this emergency.
“Their training and experience ensured that all passengers on board the plane walked away unscathed.”
Last week, Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour issued a warning about a potential air disaster that could cost hundreds of lives if quality issues are not resolved at the aviation giant.
In an explosive testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s investigations subcommittee, Salehpour said Boeing’s disregard for concerns raised by employees endangers passengers’ and crews’ lives.
Salehpour also highlighted the faults with over 1,000 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets currently in use, which could lead to premature fatigue failure.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked Salehpour whether or not Boeing planes are safe, to which he replied that it is only a matter of time until a catastrophic aviation disaster.
“It’s like an earthquake. The big earthquake is coming, and when that hits, the building has to be prepared to accommodate that kind of—let’s say—shake-up,” Salehpour said.
“It has to be built properly,” the Boeing engineer added.
Salehpour continued:
“Right now, from what I’ve seen, the airplanes are not being built per spec and per requirement.”
“”wheel feel of a Boeing 737””
Not much proof reading going on, I guess.
My thought as well.
Agree. Of late I have come to believe there are a lot more committed (active) communists and other subversives in this country than I ever imagined.
I’ll fly an Airbus thank you very much!
That is a common thread with all of the incidents, since the MCAS incidents, that everybody seems to ignore while Boeing bashing..
Time for some humor!!!! Old laughs coming up:
Pilots and Mechanic Humor
Pilots Vs Maintenance Engineers After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit. S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed.
P: #2 Propeller seeping prop fluid S: #2 Propeller seepage normal – #1 #3 and #4 propellers lack normal seepage
P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That’s what they’re for
P: IFF inoperative. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you’re right.
P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny. S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics
P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed.
And the best one for last.
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget.
“”I’ll fly an Airbus thank you very much!””
Better check out “fly by wire”......
Maintenance problem.
Again.
This time on an actual Third-world airline, as opposed to United which seems to aspire to being a Third-world airline.
You don't want to experience the above under any circumstances... that whole 'prepare for a crash landing' is so creepy.
I watched the video of the plane landing. That had to have induced some hard-left yaw. Great job by the pilot keeping the load off the left wheel until the last second, then controlling the aircraft.
30 years ago, saying you blew a tranny while drag-racing was an innocent statement about mechanical failure during a contest of speed.
“BOEING !”
That’s the sound when a wheel falls off and hits the ground.
Interesting that the major (fatal) incidents so far are with foreign carriers in or above foreign countries.
Then Boeing’s terrible leadership turned it from a company focused on quality and safety to one focused on financial bullshit.
companies can be infested just like any other body, club, government, church, family, etc.
no accidents in the march of evil.
Yes!!! Why waste the fuel just circling?
Saw the video too. I agree some good piloting skills in the landing. But still, the 737’s design robustness needs to be recognized as a factor also.
So on takeoff it either clipped a runway marker light or one of the approach light towers.
Those darn unsafe 737s!
SOONER OR LATER-—
MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE AIRLINES THEMSELVES HAS TO COME INTO QUESTION.
BEING FORCED TO HIRE PERSONS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE JOB HAS SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.
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