The airline described the incident as a “minor” problem. No passengers were affected.
A plane of Argentine Airlines, that landed on the Jorge Newbery Metropolitan Airport After flying from Ushuaia, it lost a wheel the moment it touched the ground, while driving on the taxiwaysHowever, the accident did not affect the passengers and the aircraft did not suffer major damage as a result.
“The aircraft registered LV CXT coming from the city of Ushuaia, once landed at Aeroparque and when it was circulating on the taxiway at low speed, suffered a tire detachment“the flag carrier told NA.
“This detachment at no time compromised the safety of the passengers or the aircraft. The company’s technicians They are analyzing the case to identify the origin of the failure“, the sources said.
They added that, “due to the conditions and context in which it occurred, The company classified it as a minor incident. The incident occurred at 17:55“.
How the wheel came off the plane
The plane had left Ushuaia at 2:30 p.m. and both the takeoff and the flight were completely normal, as was the landing, which took place without incident, to the point that those travelling on the aircraft did not even notice what had happened.
The wheel that came off was the left rear wheel and as it was moving very low speedhad no problems continuing to move until he could be towed by a tractor to the passenger disembarkation area.
The Transportation Safety Board has already launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
Source: Ambito
