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A plane with mechanical problems made a “successful” landing in St. John’s Thursday afternoon, according to police.
Emergency vehicles rushed to a PAL Airlines aircraft that landed at St. John’s International Airport around 4:10 p.m. NT. on Thursday.
Prior to the plane landing, in an exchange between a PAL Airlines flight and air traffic control broadcast on the website LiveATC.net, a member of the flight crew indicated a plane had lost a wheel on take off from Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
A wheel appeared to be missing when a PAL plane flew over a CBC News crew Thursday evening.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary confirmed officers responded to a call at the airport Thursday afternoon due to an inbound flight with reported mechanical problems. After a “successful landing,” officers left, a spokesperson said.
CBC News asked the airport authority for information and spokesperson Ryan Howell deferred all inquiries to the airline. PAL Airlines has not yet responded as of publication time.
Less than two weeks ago, CBC News reported on a PAL flight where a wheel fell off upon landing in Wabush.
More to come.
