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Posted on 9th March 2024 |
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The BBC reports that a United Airlines flight (a Boeing 777 flying from San Francisco to Tokyo) lost a tyre (tire) seconds after takeoff. That is not correct. One can clearly see from the video of where it landed that it is a wheel (with the tyre still attached), not just a tyre. This is an important distinction, because losing a tyre is not uncommon, tyres are lost because they break up into smaller pieces and the damage when the tyre debris hits the ground is less severe, whereas a wheel plus tyre is one piece, is heavier and the damage when a tyre hits the ground is significant (as the video shows). Losing a wheel is much less common, and is usually a symptom of poor maintenance or faulty parts, and is a major safety concern. | |