A BAHAMASAIR plane carrying 27 passengers encountered “mechanical difficulties” before taking off early yesterday morning.
According to reports, the Dash 8’s landing gear under its right wing “broke” as the plane made its way onto the tarmac at the Lyden Pindling International Airport and it tipped to one side.
No one was hurt during the incident and the
passengers were quickly transferred to another plane.
The Big T attempted to contact officials from the national carrier but calls were not returned up to press time.
Comments
proudloudandfnm 9 years, 4 months ago
Those Dash 8s are in horrible condition. I won't fly Bahamasair anymore, my last flight the plane vibrated like crazy. Obviously Bahamasair is cutting corners on maintenance...
duppyVAT 9 years, 4 months ago
The Dash8s are like over 20 years old ................. and they work hard on these bad airports and short turnaround flights .............. they either need newer planes or get out of the domestic market. But overall Bahamasair is a good airline compared worldwide
GQ 9 years, 4 months ago
Saw a photo on FB and it appears they lost one of the main landing gear while taxiing for takeoff. Better then than on roll out after landing.
bimjim 9 years, 4 months ago
My professional advice is to depend on and continue with the Dash-8s. They have taken a heavier pounding in LIAT since about 1985 and are still good solid workhorses with extra-ordinary performance. My pilot friernds at LIAT tell me the interiors of the brand new ATRs they are changing to are already becoming tattered, and Caribbean Airlines may still have engineers based in Trinidad just to keep theirs flying. The Dash-8 is a solid, reliable aircraft - and there is no aorcraft in the world that does not break down at some pouint opr other, after all they are only machines and parts do wear out. The ATR LIAT picked up will also NOT save them on fuel - they use the same amount as the Dash-8 - and in fact the US$200 million price tag plus the US$1.6 million a month they have to pay in leases is expected to kill that airline after a 57-year run because the shareholder countries are themselves broke now from incompetent governance. Your first priority at BahamasAIr is to ensure that incompetence does not take over the airline like it has done at LIAT, from the highest politicians to the bottom of middle management.
ObserverOfChaos 9 years, 4 months ago
Well, just like everything else in Bahamas, this plane goes without maintenance and regular repairs.....so wonder who's next on the "die" lists due to incompetent management? Fly BahamaAir.....It's just one step away from deaths door.....
proudloudandfnm 9 years, 4 months ago
What is LIAT?
arussell 9 years, 4 months ago
About 6 months about I traveled on Bahamasair into Freeport on a Dash 8, my flight was delayed for about 4 hours. After the long delay we boarded the aircraft. About 10-15 minutes en route we heard one of the engine shut off. The aircraft was quickly turn around back to Nassau. Thank God no one was hurt. I personally feel that Bahamasair needs to buy new planes better yet just privatized the company.
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