A Boeing 777 passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff yesterday, Thursday, from a San Francisco airport on a flight to Japan, after one of its tires fell in the airport parking lot.
A video circulating online captures the moment a tire detaches from a United Airlines plane right after its departure from San Francisco International Airport.
The “Cron 4” website reported that a tire fell in a parking lot designated for airport employees, causing damage to multiple cars according to airport officials. As a result, the plane was redirected to Los Angeles International Airport and landed safely.
United Airlines announced that 249 passengers were aboard the flight destined for Osaka.
United mentioned that each landing strut of the Boeing 777 is equipped with 6 tires, designed to ensure a safe landing even in cases of loss or damage.
Multiple problems
Boeing has encountered a string of quality control issues, with the most recent incident occurring in January. During a flight from Portland, Oregon, a door detached from the fuselage of the Boeing 737 MAX 9.
No injuries were reported in the incident; however, all Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft were suspended from service for a period of 19 days.
Last week, American regulators granted Boeing a 90-day period to devise a strategy for tackling quality control concerns. The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emphasized the necessity for the company to pledge to substantial and authentic enhancements.
On the previous Monday, the US Aviation Authority disclosed discovering “multiple issues” in Boeing’s production procedures following an investigation spurred by a fuselage panel explosion mid-flight on a 737 MAX aircraft.
The FAA reported discovering “multiple instances” where Boeing and supplier Spirit Aerosystems had apparently not met manufacturing quality control standards.
The FAA has pinpointed areas of non-compliance within Boeing’s manufacturing process control, parts processing, and storage, as well as product control. The agency further stated that the investigation involving Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems is currently ongoing.
