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Re:Wheel falls off United Airlines Boeing 777 and crushes ca... by laweijfmvo on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @12:41PM (#39693792)
Curious why they flew all the way to LAX instead of just landing back at SFO? The wheel would have fallen off immediately after take off, before being retracted. Maybe they didn't know until someone found a wheel in/on their car?
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Re:Wheel falls off United Airlines Boeing 777 and crushes ca... by bkberry352 on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @12:53PM (#39694017)
Correct, the pilots did not have any indication in the cockpit. ATC had to identify which plane the tire fell from, contact the plane, the plane had to talk to their company before deciding what to do.
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Re:Wheel falls off United Airlines Boeing 777 and crushes ca... by ohnoitsahuman on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @01:50PM (#39694837)
To burn off fuel.

Planes are safer to land when they don't have tons of extra fuel.

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