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The United Airlines aircraft has remained on the ground in Seattle since the incident on August 24.

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[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

I listen to air traffic control animated incidents on and off on yt, so take it with a grain of salt. But wheels falling off during flight, while I wouldn't say it is common, it is not exactly unheard of as well. Pilots and ground crews are well equipped to handle such incidents.

[-] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The plane didn't lose a wheel it has a tire blowout.

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