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Wheel takes flight after falling off Air Canada plane

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An Air Canada flight from Montreal to Saguenay, Que., was forced to turn around Friday after a technical issue made one of its wheels fall off seconds after takeoff. (www.msn.com) और अधिक...

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bentwing60
bentwing60 2
"The airplane, a Dash 8-300 model, normally has six wheels: two on each of the three landing gears, located on the left, right, and front of the plane".

Not quite sure how I'd have ever figured that out on my own, and that Might be an MX OOPS.
nasdisco
Chris B 2
A better article and Video of the wheel falling off.....

Looks like the wheel bearing is cooked as well..

https://simpleflying.com/wheel-falls-from-air-canada-jazz-dash-8-prompting-emergency-landing/
wopri
Wolfgang Prigge 1
I have no idea why msn chooses to show a photo of a B773 to illustrate the story when the aircraft involved is a Dash 8.
Propwash122
Peter Fuller 2
Sunday’s ABC Nightly News showed the video, then breathlessly identified the aircraft as an “express jet”, whatever that is.
COYOTEHUNTER
COYOTEHUNTER 2
Sometimes it seems they just use a "file photo" when they have no clue as to the actual aircraft. Never mind doing any real journalistic fact finding.
bentwing60
bentwing60 2
Maybe because they are Not in it for the 'accuracy'. Publish or perish, gone tomorrow anyway.
ZachariePoulin
Zacharie Poulin 1
Yeah I noticed it tho! 😂
96flstc
96flstc 0
MSN = Make Stuff News

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