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Thursday, February 22, 2007

American Airlines 757 Loses Wheel at Sea-Tac, Lands OK in Dallas

An American Airlines 757 lost a wheel leaving Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this morning and landed safely about two hours later at Dallas-Fort Worth. according to an Associated Press report in the Seattle Times. Sea-Tac spokesman Bob Parker said the tower noticed a ring on a runway threshold at about 7:30 a.m. Crews determined it was part of a wheel. Later, airport officials heard that an American Airlines jet had lost a wheel. A search found the rest of the wheel behind a sign, next to a runway, Parker said. The airport notified the Federal Aviation Administration, which called the situation a maintenance issue for American, he said.  For related news
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