Air Canada A-320 missing #4 M/W YYZ
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Air Canada A-320 missing #4 M/W YYZ
I watched an A.C. A-320 fly by the tower at YYZ today.
It was missing the #4 main wheel
It flew north, then after about 20 minutes, landed on RWY 23 accompanied by pretty much every flashing light on the airfield.
From my vantage the landing seemed to be pretty uneventful.
Well done to the crew.
It was missing the #4 main wheel
It flew north, then after about 20 minutes, landed on RWY 23 accompanied by pretty much every flashing light on the airfield.
From my vantage the landing seemed to be pretty uneventful.
Well done to the crew.
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That's two AC branded aircraft (one Jazz) loosing a wheel in the last month....
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Yeah, and both of them ended up losing a wheel !
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What, that’s the first I’m hearing about this!
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Fallout from the Max?
I’d imagine the legacy fleet is being pushed pretty hard being short that many planes. Both Rouge and WestJet 767s have had significant maintenance issues as well.
I’d imagine the legacy fleet is being pushed pretty hard being short that many planes. Both Rouge and WestJet 767s have had significant maintenance issues as well.
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
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Well, Rouge isn’t carrying AC mainline passengers that would have flown on a MAX, so I don’t see any correlation there. As for today’s A319 incident, that could have been anything including an axle failure or an error during a routine wheel change.
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Not including the AC 767 that had a wheel fall off and get ingested into one of the engines? Madrid was it?
..okay a retread but most of a wheel?
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Last I checked, a blown tire and a wheel falling off isn’t the same thing...
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Rouge is definitely doing flying that was mainline before the Max was grounded.Capt. Underpants wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:00 pm Well, Rouge isn’t carrying AC mainline passengers that would have flown on a MAX, so I don’t see any correlation there. As for today’s A319 incident, that could have been anything including an axle failure or an error during a routine wheel change.
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The tire blew because of the MAX!Dash.Trash wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:22 pm
Last I checked, a blown tire and a wheel falling off isn’t the same thing...
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In this case I'd take a wheel falling off vs the tire tread destroying my #1 engine any day of the week and twice on Sunday.Daniel Cooper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:01 amThe tire blew because of the MAX!Dash.Trash wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:22 pm
Last I checked, a blown tire and a wheel falling off isn’t the same thing...
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I don't know how to post pics here any-more. Halfway down first page. The damage is rather telling of the forces at work...co-joe wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:19 amIn this case I'd take a wheel falling off vs the tire tread destroying my #1 engine any day of the week and twice on Sunday.Daniel Cooper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:01 amThe tire blew because of the MAX!Dash.Trash wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:22 pm
Last I checked, a blown tire and a wheel falling off isn’t the same thing...
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C-GAQL an Airbus A319-100 aircraft AC715 operated by Air Canada was taking off from New
York, LaGuardia (KLGA) NY to Toronto Lester B Pearson (CYYZ), ON, when the #4 wheel
assembly separated from the landing gear. ATC informed the flight crew and the flight continued
to CYYZ. On arrival at CYYZ the aircraft did a fly-by the tower which confirmed the #4 wheel was
missing. The crew declared an emergency and the aircraft landed uneventfully with ARFF standing
by. The aircraft stopped on the runway and damaged was assessed before the aircraft moved to
the operator's maintenance facility. All Passengers were deplaned on the runway and transported
by bus to the terminal. Photos taken of the landing gear showed that the outer bearing appears to
have failed allowing the wheel assembly to slip out of the axle. The axle nut remained secure and
safetied to axle. Subsequent reports from the FAA and NTSB stated the wheel had been found and
retrieved fully inflated. The operator was notified that the wheel was available for further
examination.
York, LaGuardia (KLGA) NY to Toronto Lester B Pearson (CYYZ), ON, when the #4 wheel
assembly separated from the landing gear. ATC informed the flight crew and the flight continued
to CYYZ. On arrival at CYYZ the aircraft did a fly-by the tower which confirmed the #4 wheel was
missing. The crew declared an emergency and the aircraft landed uneventfully with ARFF standing
by. The aircraft stopped on the runway and damaged was assessed before the aircraft moved to
the operator's maintenance facility. All Passengers were deplaned on the runway and transported
by bus to the terminal. Photos taken of the landing gear showed that the outer bearing appears to
have failed allowing the wheel assembly to slip out of the axle. The axle nut remained secure and
safetied to axle. Subsequent reports from the FAA and NTSB stated the wheel had been found and
retrieved fully inflated. The operator was notified that the wheel was available for further
examination.
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