United Flight 35 loses a wheel
Boeing’s safety nightmare continued in March when a 265-pound wheel fell off a United Airlines Boeing 777 after taking off from San Francisco International Airport, smashing through a fence and into several cars in a nearby parking lot. The flight bound for Osaka, Japan diverted to Los Angeles and landed safely instead of taking a 12-hour trip across the Pacific Ocean. However, it’s worth noting that records show the plane in question was delivered decades ago, which suggests it may not be evidence of any recent safety failings on Boeing’s part.
