A BOEING 777 was forced to make an emergency landing after one of it’s tyres reportedly blew days after another Boeing wheel fell from a jet mid-air.
The American Airlines flight is the latest in a string of Boeing safety failures – and the third wheel incident in just a few weeks.
The Boeing 777 was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its tyres apparently blew
Just days ago a wheel dropped from another Boeing flight during takeoff
Cars at LAX were crushed by the falling wheel just days ago
The jet had left Texas with 249 passengers onboard before it was forced to touch down at LAX just hours later.
A “mechanical problem” saw one of its tyres “blow “, forcing pilots to declare an emergency, CBS News reports.
Fire crews rushed to the airport runway to meet the jet as it touched down on Wednesday evening.
American Airlines officials wouldn’t confirm the malfunction of its tyre – and only described a “possible mechanical issue” before landing, KTLA reports.
Just days ago another wheel dropped from a packed Boeing plane during takeoff – forcing pilots to land in Los Angeles.
Dramatic footage video showed cars at the airport that were crushed when the tyre dropped from the sky.
The Boeing 777 lost its wheel while taking off from San Francisco and fire services were again waiting on the runway at LAX after the concerning malfunction.
Sky high chaos: a timeline of Boeing incidents
BOEING has found itself at the centre of increasingly concerning reports in recent months thanks to malfunctions on its planes. Here is a timeline of the biggest incidents surrounding the American aircraft maker.
March 2024 – Boeing 787 LATAM LA800 “sudden nose-dive”
March 2024 – Wheel falls off Boeing 777 United Airlines plane
January 2024 – Boeing Alaska Airlines ripped window
January 2024 – Boeing 747 Delta Airlines plane loses front tyre
March 2019 – Boeing 737 MAX 8 Ethiopia Airlines fatal crash
October 2018 – Boeing 737 MAX 8 Indonesia Lion Air fatal crash
And in January, a Delta Airlines Boeing 747 lost a front tyre while taxiing down the runway.
The pilot of another plane behind it could be heard saying “Hey… Tower, the 75 on the runway just lost the nose tire,” in cockpit recordings released by VASAviation.
Yesterday a Boeing 777 was caught on camera leaking hydraulic fluid during takeoff before it was forced to make yet another emergency landing.
The fresh safety failing comes mere days after a Boeing whistleblower was found dead in his truck after giving evidence against the aviation giant in an ongoing investigation.
All passengers and crew were able to disembark AA Flight 345 safely when it landed in LAX last night.
The first few months of 2024 have seen a steady stream of concerning Boeing malfunctions plunge the aviation giant into crisis.
Just days in January the door on a Boeing 737 with Alaska Airlines came off mid-flight.
Passengers were left terrified as the plane flew with a gaping hole in its side.
The Federal Aviation Administration later grounded certain Boeing 737s with all airlines until proper inspections were completed.
And now an FAA investigation has concluded that the plane manufacturer failed a whopping 39 out of 89 individual audits.
Not only did they find dozens of problems in the manufacturing process, they also found the company failed to comply with proper quality regulations.
And one of their major suppliers also presented issues.
In total the aeroplane giant showed almost 100 instances of alleged noncompliance following the six-week investigation.
On Saturday, former Boeing employee John Barnett was found dead in his truck days after giving evidence against the company in the investigation.
He had been providing evidence of alleged wrongdoing at the company to investigators working on a lawsuit at the time of his death, according to the BBC.
The former employee, who worked at Boeing for 32 years, gave reports of safety failings and oversights, a culture of fear, and concerns about future malfunctions.
On Wednesday the head of Europe’s aviation regulator told Reuters the agency would pull Boeing jet approval if need be – possibly preventing them from operating in European airspace.
It’s a rare move for either Europe or America’s aviation regulators – the world’s largest – to axe approval over the other’s safety checks and plane standards.
The last time Boeing planes were grounded in countries around the world was between March 2019 and December 2020 – with the 737 Max.
It followed the death of 346 people in two Boeing crashes in October 2018 and March 2019.
Whistleblower John Barnett (pictured) was found dead just days after giving evidence against Boeing
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