In the latest in a series of reputational disasters for the manufacturer, another aviation safety event involving a Boeing plane has taken place, this time the loss of a wheel on take-off.
Wheel dropped out of sky
United Airlines flight UA35 to Osaka, Japan from San Francisco International took off just before 11.30 am on 7 March 2024, with 249 people aboard. But footage captured by onlookers during its ascent showed the aircraft’s left maingear aft inner wheelcoming loose and dropping out of the sky.
The wheel fell onto an employee car park, causing damage to a number of vehicles, including a silver Toyota Corolla. No one was injured.
We will work with customers as well as with the owners of the damaged vehicles in SFO to ensure their needs are addressed.
Diversion to LA
The plane meanwhile diverted to Los Angeles where emergency response vehicle were standing by. It landed safely with no harm to the…
