PAL Airlines has pulled a Dash 8-400 from service after it lost a wheel on two separate flights, including one that diverted to St. John's and landed safely.
PAL Airlines says it is pulling a Dash 8-400 plane out of service after it lost a wheel while departing from Goose Bay in Labrador on Thursday, the second such incident for the same plane in less than two weeks.
The flight was en route to Deer Lake in western Newfoundland but was diverted to St. John's. The airline says it landed safely without additional incident.
Spokesperson Joseph Galimberti says the Dash 8-400 also lost a wheel during a flight late last month. PAL did extensive maintenance work on the aircraft after the wheel loss on Oct. 30, in accordance with guidance from the manufacturer, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.
In a text message, Galimberti says PAL is completing wheel assembly inspections on the other Dash 8-400 planes in its fleet, out of an abundance of caution.
PAL is working with Transport Canada and De Havilland to figure out what caused the problem.
Galimberti said passengers on board Thursday's flight will be rescheduled on new flights to Deer Lake.
PAL Airlines is headquartered in St. John's and its website says it is one of the largest independent airlines serving eastern Canada and Quebec.
The repeated wheel loss on the same aircraft has prompted PAL Airlines to remove the plane from service and inspect its remaining Dash 8-400 fleet while regulators and the manufacturer investigate the cause.
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