PAL Airlines pulls plane out of service after it lost a wheel in two separate flights

ST. JOHN’S — PAL Airlines says it is pulling a plane out of service after it lost a wheel while departing from Goose Bay in Labrador on Thursday, the second such incident for the same plane in less than two weeks.

The flight Thursday was en route to Deer Lake in western Newfoundland, but it was diverted to St. John’s and the airline says it landed safely without additional incident.

Spokesperson Joseph Galimberti says the Dash 8-400 also lost a wheel during a flight late last month.

Galimberti says PAL did extensive maintenance work on the aircraft after the wheel loss on Oct. 30, in accordance with guidance from the manufacturer, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.