PAL Airlines removes plane from service after wheel falls off for the second time in less than 2 weeks

PAL Airlines says it's removed a plane from service after it lost a wheel twice in a matter of weeks. On Thursday afternoon, the plane made an emergency landing in St. John's. In this video, it's clear the plane is missing a wheel as it approached the runway. Mining company Vale is confirming it was a charter flight from Boise Bay. Prior to the landing, the flight circled around the ocean just off the tip of the Northern Avalon. A lot of emergency vehicles were waiting for it on the runway here. Here's the audio from air traffic control to the cockpit. But I'm not sure if I just had that dash seat apart if they lost the tire. It looked like something rolled back. A passenger just came up and told us the same thing. Everything seemed fine for the departure for us. But apparently passengers did... did see it before you called us, are you aware of when he lost wheel It was less than two weeks ago the same PAL plane lost a wheel after it landed in Wabush. A CBC producer filmed a piece of the landing gear coming off on October 30th. In this video, you can see the wheel coming off the aircraft. Much like today, that plane landed safely. PAL Airlines says there was extensive maintenance on the aircraft after that. But now, PAL says the plane is being removed from service and will be inspected to determine the cause of the incidents. Wheel inspections will also be done on PAL's other planes of this model. The plane landed on the Torbay side of the airport. It's believed that passengers were taken to a different hangar, not the main terminal. Now, questions remain on how an airline's plane can lose a wheel twice in just two weeks. Madison Taylor, CBC News, St John's.