A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just before takeoff

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Post by mjirv » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 12:46 AM UTC

A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just before takeoff
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Post by givemeethekeys » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 1:22 AM UTC

I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.

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Post by ramenmeal » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 1:34 AM UTC

This is making the news since it's another Boeing issue, but it seems like any issue with a 757 at this point would be from improper maintenance, right?

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Post by SlightlyLeftPad » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 1:45 AM UTC

ramenmeal wrote: post #3

This is making the news since it's another Boeing issue, but it seems like any issue with a 757 at this point would be from improper maintenance, right?

Yes, almost definitely unless it was repaired with a faulty part, still unlikely to fall back on Boeing though.

Re: A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just before takeoff

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Post by trbleclef » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 2:17 AM UTC

givemeethekeys wrote: post #2

I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.

That's Airbuses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg

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Post by rootusrootus » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 2:20 AM UTC

And we’ve now reached the stage where the media is using Boeing for clickbait. Hopefully no actual news about Boeing comes out because people will not be paying attention.

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Post by ttymck » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 2:48 AM UTC

givemeethekeys wrote: post #2

I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.

Do you mean the drill-like noises (reminds me of racing impact wrench)? I always assumed that was the cargo pay door securing itself.

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Post by p1mrx » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 4:10 AM UTC

trbleclef wrote: post #5

givemeethekeys wrote: post #2

I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.

That's Airbuses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg

So it's the hydraulic equivalent of a buck/boost converter?

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Post by Log_out_ » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 6:21 AM UTC

What I do not understand is the corner cutting. Why not lobby instead for a standardized QA by law for all plane producers. Costs that apply to all equally become invisible to the market?

Also this is a maintenance issue?

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Post by soraminazuki » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 6:53 AM UTC

rootusrootus wrote: post #6

And we’ve now reached the stage where the media is using Boeing for clickbait. Hopefully no actual news about Boeing comes out because people will not be paying attention.

Wheels falling off planes is "actual news."

We've now reached the stage where accusations of clickbait became just as meaningless as accusations of fake news.