United Airlines customers terrified after Boeing takeoff disaster in San Francisco Unsplash: emanuviewsUnited Airlines customers have been concerned with the standard of Boeing planes after a takeoff disaster in San Francisco saw a tire drop from the sky. Barely in the third month of 2024 and already multiple airlines have found themselves the subject of scrutiny due to planes seemingly falling apart mid-flight. Just days into the new year, Alaska Airlines went viral after a brand new 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 was forced to make an emergency landing as a window and its accompanying cabin panel had blown out. Now, United Airlines is feeling the heat after a mishap during takeoff saw a Boeing 777-200\u2019s tire fall into a nearby employee parking lot at San Francisco International Airport on the morning of March 7. And online sleuths have been quick to point to one common denominator \u2014 Boeing planes. While several vehicles were left damaged by the falling tire, no injuries were reported and the Japan-bound flight was quickly diverted to Los Angeles for an emergency landing. Aviation experts have stressed the rarity of the situation, expert Mike McCarron telling NBC Bay Area, \u201cIt\u2019s like you bought a Chevy two, three years ago and the wheel came off. Well, who\u2019s maintaining your car for you at that time?\u201d \u201cThis is where I really think they\u2019ll be focusing on United\u2019s maintenance procedures and look at their paperwork and see where things happened,\u201d McCarron continued. \u201cNow, if they point to a structural problem, then you\u2019re going to get Boeing involved as far as the build of the aircraft.\u201d But despite the insistence that Boeing may likely not be to blame for the accident, online discourse has led many to question the safety of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. \u201cWhat the heck is going on with Boeing planes?!\u201d one person wrote on X. Another agreed, writing, \u201cIt is not a good year for Boeing.\u201d Claiming that \u201cthere is a Boeing horror story every week,\u201d many flyers stated that they no longer felt the company\u2019s planes were \u201csafe.\u201d Some though pointed out that the cause of the accident was still unknown, following McCarron\u2019s lead by stating maintenance was likely to blame; \u201cMaintenance is getting worse nowadays with these large companies\u2026 That is an overall sign of negligence, especially on the mechanics\u2019 end. The lives at risk when taking off or landing as well as mid-flight is astonishing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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