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PAL Airlines grounds plane after second wheel loss in less than two weeks
PAL Airlines has taken a Dash 8-400 out of service after it lost a wheel during a flight on Thursday.
The flight was leaving Goose Bay in Labrador for Deer Lake in western Newfoundland, but was diverted to St. John’s.
The plane landed safely, with no additional incident, and passengers are to be rescheduled on new flights to Deer Lake.
The same aircraft lost a wheel on October 30, less than two weeks earlier.
PAL says it carried out extensive maintenance after that incident, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
PAL is inspecting wheel assemblies on its other Dash 8-400 planes as a precaution.
The airline is working with Transport Canada and De Havilland to find the cause of the repeated problem.
PAL Airlines has taken a Dash 8-400 out of service after it lost a wheel during a flight departing Goose Bay on Thursday.
It was the same aircraft’s second wheel loss in less than two weeks.
The flight, bound for Deer Lake, was diverted to St. John’s and landed safely.
PAL says it is inspecting wheel assemblies on its other Dash 8-400 aircraft.
The airline is working with Transport Canada and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada to determine the cause.
- Who
- PAL Airlines and passengers aboard the flight.
- What
- A Dash 8-400 lost a wheel for the second time in less than two weeks, and PAL took the aircraft out of service.
- When
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026.
- Where
- The aircraft lost a wheel while departing Goose Bay in Labrador. It was diverted to St. John’s.
- Why
- The cause of the wheel losses is not yet known. PAL is working with Transport Canada and De Havilland to investigate.
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The Dash 8-400 lost a wheel during a flight.
PAL carried out maintenance on the aircraft in accordance with guidance from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.
The aircraft lost a wheel while departing Goose Bay, was diverted to St. John’s and landed safely.
PAL said it was taking the aircraft out of service and inspecting wheel assemblies on its other Dash 8-400 aircraft.
- Aircraft
- Dash 8-400
- First reported wheel loss
- Oct. 30, 2026
- Second reported wheel loss
- Nov. 12, 2026
- Departure point
- Goose Bay, Labrador
- Diversion and landing
- St. John’s
- Original destination
- Deer Lake, western Newfoundland
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