PAL Airlines says it is taking a Dash 8-400 out of service after a wheel was lost during a Thursday departure from Goose Bay, a second incident involving the same aircraft in less than two weeks.
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PAL Airlines says it is pulling a plane out of service after it lost a wheel while departing from Goose Bay in Labrador on Thursday.
The flight was en route to Deer Lake in western Newfoundland, but it was diverted to St. John’s, where the airline says it landed safely without additional incident.
Spokesperson Joseph Galimberti said the Dash 8-400 also lost a wheel during a flight late last month, referring to a wheel loss on Oct. 30.
Galimberti said PAL carried out extensive maintenance work on the aircraft after the Oct. 30 wheel loss, following guidance from the manufacturer, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.
In a text message, he said PAL is completing wheel assembly inspections on the other Dash 8-400 planes in its fleet “out of an abundance of caution,” and is working with Transport Canada and De Havilland to determine what caused the problem.
Galimberti said passengers on Thursday’s flight will be rescheduled on new flights to Deer Lake.
According to the airline’s website, PAL Airlines is headquartered in St. John’s and describes itself as one of the largest independent airlines serving eastern Canada and Quebec.
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