Singapore low-budget airline Scoot flight from Korea to Singapore missing a wheel upon landing in Taipei; no one hurt

A Scoot plane’s left nose wheel was missing when it landed in Taipei for a scheduled stop on Monday morning while flying from South Korea to Singapore. No one was injured. Scoot, is a Singaporean low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. It began its operations on 4 June 2012 on medium and long-haul routes from Singapore, predominantly to various airports throughout the Asia-Pacific region According to local media, the wheel fell off when Scoot Flight TR897 landed at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport at 12.06am on Monday. Photos online show the left nose wheel missing from the aircraft parked at the airport. The affected plane was a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, whose landing gear near the front of the aircraft – or nose – has two wheels. The nose wheel helps an aircraft to manoeuvre on the ground as well as to maintain directional control during take-off and landing. In response to queries, a Scoot spokesman said a technical fault was detected upon landing in Taipei on Monday. The flight, which was to depart Taipei for Singapore at 1.30am on Monday, was subsequently cancelled, he added.<br/>