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Pretty fortunate no one was injured. I see this is the same flight that had return to SFO a month ago because they lost communications.A tire fell off a United Airlines flight as it took off from San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, initially bound for Japan. The diverted plane later landed safely at LAX.
"At approximately 11:35 a.m., United Flight 35 departing to Osaka lost a portion of landing gear tire during takeoff," a United representative said.
The tire debris landed in one of the airport's employee parking lots. There were no injuries reported.
Tire falls off United flight after takeoff, crushing several vehicles in parking lot, company says
A tire fell off a United Airlines flight taking off from San Francisco International Airport, bound for Japan. The diverted plane landed safely at LAX.6abc.com
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A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm's production standards has been found dead in the US.
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.
It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in US
Prior to his death, John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.
This makes me so mad. I can't imagine anyone not finding this questionable. I know this hotel. I've never been in it, but I've driven by it many times. It was said that his truck was in the parking lot of the hotel, as opposed to off site parking (The parking lot is tiny, imo, for that size of a hotel). I wonder if the truck was parked in the view of any surveillance cameras. Why would he take his life when he was about to give the last of his deposition??A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm's production standards has been found dead in the US.
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.
It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in US
Prior to his death, John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.
Holiday Inn Charleston - Riverview.
I know it well, we have stayed there several times. Not a place that is off the beaten path.
Yes, and if one remembers what another whistleblower, a private person, David Lockridge, had to go through after his report to OSHA, the lawsuit against OceanGate that was settled out of court, the nondisclosure agreement that he signed, how OceanGate presented his behavior, including childish practical jokes, and the main fact that even now, Lockridge is not commenting on the case, one can imagine the level of stress such plaintiffs are subjected to. Considering that OceanGate was a small company, and as I suspect, Mr. Lockridge had far better nerves than Mr. Barnett.
Well that is a little disturbing, isn't it?
It is my understanding that this type of maintenance is required to be well documented. Where, what, who, why, how. If it was not, I assume the NTSB then asks for more records to see if it this a systemic problem of not documenting maintenance or if this was just a once off. It seems inexplicable that the workers who would have done this work can't be identified.
