Tyre drop

Squag1 · 8/3/24

A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco.

www.usatoday.com

Duck n Dive · 8/3/24

Didn't lose a tyre (not a tire!) it lost the wheel

Duck n Dive · 9/3/24

Duck n Dive · 14/3/24

Duck n Dive · 14/3/24

Axle and lock bolts appear intact. It's looking like bearing/retaining ring failure at this point.

Squag1 · 14/3/24

42 psi

Cougar377 · 14/3/24

On the plus side, it looks like it mullered a Beemer saloon. Result.

Duck n Dive · 14/3/24

I was told the owner said it was a Ferrari when he parked it

Duck n Dive · 14/3/24

As an impartial bit of advice, I suggest avoiding car parks at either end of a runway

andyBeaker · 14/3/24

Duck n Dive said:
As an impartial bit of advice, I suggest avoiding car parks at either end of a runway

The trains at Gatwick stop about four hundred yards from the end of the runway…..