Ja Singh 2 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 Sydney - A nose wheel fell off a Boeing 737 belonging to budget Australian airline Virgin Blue while it was taxiing for takeoff at Melbourne Airport, news reports said Monday. Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association secretary Steve Purvinas said that Saturday's incident showed the need for safety checks before all flights. 'In this case, we were lucky that the failure occurred on the ground,' he told national broadcaster ABC. 'The release of the wheel assembly in-flight could have seen a loss of aircraft.' A ground engineer noticed the lost wheel and alerted the pilot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 This has happened to an A330 from MH , some time ago , after landing .... If I'm not mistaken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 'In this case, we were lucky that the failure occurred on the ground,' he told national broadcaster ABC. 'The release of the wheel assembly in-flight could have seen a loss of aircraft.' Can anyone explain to me how the loss of a nosewheel can lead to loss of the aircraft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 A flying wheel can impact elsewhere on the aircraft or engines if the plane is in flight. So yes, it is potentially capable of bring down an aircraft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ja Singh 2 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 Maybe they expect a landing without front landing gear will result in a loss of a plane/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li Ren 2 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 A flying wheel can impact elsewhere on the aircraft or engines if the plane is in flight. So yes, it is potentially capable of bring down an aircraft. Ya.The best example was the Concorde which crashed at France few years back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sri Ramani K. 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 This has happened to an A330 from MH , some time ago , after landing .... If I'm not mistaken wheel? i thought it was the whole inner cylinder of the nose gear/main gear that fell off? not quite sure though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Hahaha , then this stuff best not be discussed further ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites