A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just before takeoff

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boeing-passenger-jet-nose-wheel-fell-off-takeoff-rcna135410

by mjirv • 2 years ago

33 19 2 years ago

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givemeethekeys• 2 years ago

I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.

trbleclef• 2 years ago

That's Airbuses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg

p1mrx• 2 years ago

So it's the hydraulic equivalent of a buck/boost converter?

ttymck• 2 years ago

Do you mean the drill-like noises (reminds me of racing impact wrench)? I always assumed that was the cargo pay door securing itself.

ramenmeal• 2 years ago

This is making the news since it's another Boeing issue, but it seems like any issue with a 757 at this point would be from improper maintenance, right?

SlightlyLeftPad• 2 years ago

Yes, almost definitely unless it was repaired with a faulty part, still unlikely to fall back on Boeing though.

rightbyte• 2 years ago

I guess maintenance on the body work is done by Boing or affiliated workshops?

The Boeing rot surely have spread to the after market org. to.

Boeing could very well wreck old good designs. Like, why assume it isn't the case?

kayfox• 2 years ago

I guess maintenance on the body work is done by Boing or affiliated workshops?

No, its done by the airline or a contractor.

rootusrootus2• 2 years ago

And we’ve now reached the stage where the media is using Boeing for clickbait. Hopefully no actual news about Boeing comes out because people will not be paying attention.

soraminazuki• 2 years ago

Wheels falling off planes is "actual news."

We've now reached the stage where accusations of clickbait became just as meaningless as accusations of fake news.

rootusrootus2• 2 years ago

Wheels falling off planes is "actual news."

Yes, on AV Herald. Planes break quite regularly, AV Herald has no shortage of things to write about. It's not worthy of the evening news, and especially unworthy of Hacker News. But "Boeing" drives clicks here too, because it tickles the inner monkey of a lot of people.

Dalewyn• 2 years ago

Now?

The media always uses nearly everything for clickbait.

Log_out_• 2 years ago

What I do not understand is the corner cutting. Why not lobby instead for a standardized QA by law for all plane producers. Costs that apply to all equally become invisible to the market?

Also this is a maintenance issue?

crashingintoyou• 2 years ago

There's always stuff happening in the world of flight - It's occasionally interesting to peruse the Aviation Herald (https://avherald.com/) to see just what's happened recently.

_morgs_• 2 years ago

At least the front didn't fall off.

sakerbos• 2 years ago

I was literally just thinking this haha, what a classic!

Sparkyte• 2 years ago

Better before and not after.

bigkm• 2 years ago

A 31 year old plane. This is more likely a delta issue than Boeing's.

A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just before takeoff

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