On 26 January, the right, rear main landing gear wheel fell off a British Airways A350-1000 operating from Las Vegas to London as flight BA274. The wheel fell off the aircraft as the landing gear was being retracted. The flight continued for a safe and uneventful landing in London and no one was injured on the ground in Las Vegas. Video of the incident was captured on our automated live stream at Las Vegas Airport.
British Airways flight BA274 taxied from gate E1 to runway 26R for a full length departure at 05:05 UTC (21:05 local time). As the aircraft lifts off the runway about 40 seconds after beginning its departure roll, sparks can be seen coming from the right main landing gear.
As the aircraft climbs away from the airport and retracts the landing gear, the right, rear wheel on the right main landing gear detaches from the aircraft and falls away. Fortunately, no one on the ground was injured. The flight continued on to London for a safe, uneventful landing at Heathrow Airport after 9 hours, 17 minutes in the air.
The Airbus A350-1000 main landing gear
The Airbus A350-1000 main landing gear features six wheels arranged in three pairs. The wheel lost by BA274 in Las Vegas was the rear-most, outside wheel on the right main landing gear.
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