The Boeing 737 loses a wheel on takeoff: hours of shutdown, dozens of flights delayed

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The Boeing 737 loses a wheel on takeoff: hours of shutdown, dozens of flights delayed

Fearful moments on board a Boeing 737-800 from FlySafair, at Johannesburg airport. The flight to Cape Town was delayed because the airplane lost a wheel while taking off. "The crew were grounded and the decision was made to go back to Johannesburg," said FlySafair spokeswoman Kirby Gordon. The article The Boeing 737 loses a wheel while taking off: airport runway closed for hours, dozens of flights delayed -- video courtesy of The Quotidian.