A Delta Airlines 757 loses a front tire while taxiing for takeoff.
Quote:A Delta Air Lines flight had to turn around before ever leaving Atlanta on Saturday when their plane lost a tire on the front landing gear.
A recording posted to the VASAviation YouTube page, which publishes air traffic control radio broadcasts, captured the moment the pilot in the plane behind Delta flight 982 reported the incident to the tower.
“Tower, sounds like we’ve got a problem,” the pilots of the incident aircraft are heard saying.
“Delta Flight 982 (from Atlanta to Bogota) was taxiing for departure when a nose gear tire came loose from the landing gear. All customers and their bags were removed from the aircraft, transferred to the gate and onto a replacement aircraft. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” Delta said in a statement.
According to the airline, the incident remains under investigation and the plane was repaired and returned to service on Sunday.
Good thing it fell before they started their takeoff. It would/could be have been messy.
I've witnessed many situations (all types) like that but it has always been at landing. The scarier ones are the big aircraft, the little ones not so much except for the Falcon that went past the runway, across the highway adjacent to the airport, sideswiping a mini-truck, stopping off the highway and starting to burn. Good thing our people were well trained and put out the fire ASAP. You should have seen the pilot getting out through his windshield. Good thing he wasn't fat.
(01-24-2024 12:57 PM)olliebaba Wrote: Good thing it fell before they started their takeoff. It would/could be have been messy.
I've witnessed many situations (all types) like that but it has always been at landing. The scarier ones are the big aircraft, the little ones not so much except for the Falcon that went past the runway, across the highway adjacent to the airport, sideswiping a mini-truck, stopping off the highway and starting to burn. Good thing our people were well trained and put out the fire ASAP. You should have seen the pilot getting out through his windshield. Good thing he wasn't fat.
no doubt ... never gave a thought to take-off ... landing was always the concern...
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Houston, er Atlanta, We Have a Problem
