A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 carrying 184 passengers was taxiing down the runway at Atlanta International Airport when its front wheel fell off, forcing it to abort takeoff and part ways with the accident flight.
The flight was waiting to depart when a wheel came off and it rolled down a hill, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report.
Delta Air Lines confirmed an accident on a plane scheduled to fly from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Bogotá, Colombia.
“While Delta Air Lines Flight 982 ATL/BOG was taxiing for departure, the nose gear tire became detached from the landing gear,” Delta Air Lines told NBC News in a statement Wednesday. report.
“All customers and their bags were removed from the aircraft, transferred to the gate, and placed on a replacement aircraft. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our customers.”
Delta Air Lines said the plane returned to service the next day.
None of the six passengers or crew members were injured in the crash, according to the FAA's preliminary report.
These events were a further blow to Boeing's name.
As Breitbart News reported, on January 5, an Alaska Airlines passenger plane was at an altitude of 16,000 feet when a door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, leaving a large hole in the side of the plane.
File/Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990ER Flight 337 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, lands at Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, January 6, 2024. The FAA has ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. Part of the aircraft was blown off during the flight. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchell Dyer)
Although no one was seriously injured in the Alaska Airlines explosion, the FAA grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes and began a safety investigation.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also grounded a Boeing plane in Switzerland last Wednesday after it suffered a “major failure” due to an oxygen leak.
A second plane was soon dispatched to bring him home, leaving behind him the globalist elite gathered at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the BBC reported. report.
