Has anyone else seen this come across their news feeds in the last day or two? It just came across mine!
Apparently, a Dreamlifter was departing from the Taranto airport in Northern Italy on Tuesday after picking up 787 parts from Alenia Aeronautica. As it was performing the take-off roll, one of the rear wheels fell off.
It was able to successfully land in North Carolina after an eleven-hour flight and Boeing is currently inspecting the cause of the incident along with Atlas Air, which operates the Dreamlifter fleet.
According to AeroSavvy.com, one 747 wheel can weigh up to 270 lbs. Fortunately, no-one was harmed and the wheel itself bounced safely away as the aircraft finished take off.
Below is a video which captured the rare moment:
This topic is in General because I am not yet allowed to post in Real World Aviation. If a mod could move this over, that would be great!
also why do people always ,and I mean always, film aviation incidents with a potato? It’s not a bad thing but it’s rather common for some reason. 🤷🏾‍♂️
haha! I’m more inclined to think that there Atlas is more at fault than Boeing.
While Boeing owns the Dreamlifers, the planes are actually flown by Atlas. Atlas is also responsible for day-to-day maintenance. Boeing only gets involved if there is a major problem that needs fixing.
that’s one possibility. Another possibility is that the tire wasn’t secured properly when they replaced it. (assuming the tire got replaced in Italy)
