Safair B738 at Johannesburg on Apr 21st 2024, dropped wheel on departure

Last Update: April 22, 2024 / 07:08:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 21, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Safair

Flight number
FA-212

Aircraft Registration
ZS-FGE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Safair Boeing 737-800, registration ZS-FGE performing flight FA-212 from Johannesburg to Cape Town (South Africa), was departing from Johannesburg's runway 21R when the outboard left main wheel separated from the airframe. The crew stopped the climb at about FL220, descended to FL150 and entered holds to burn off fuel. The aircraft performed a low approach to runway 21R about 90 minutes after departure, entered another hold and landed safely on runway 21R about 40 minutes after the low approach and about 2:15 hours after departure.

The lost wheel was recovered within the airport perimeter.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 21, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Safair

Flight number
FA-212

Aircraft Registration
ZS-FGE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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