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CRJ-900 Operating For United Airlines Found Without Nose Gear Tire In Denver

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CRJ-900 Operating For United Airlines Found Without Nose Gear Tire In Denver
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Mesa Airlines flight UA6244 experienced a missing nose gear tire during a flight between Grand Junction and Denver International on November 20.

The incident was discovered during a post-flight inspection upon landing in Denver. It is unclear if the tire was flat or lost during the flight.
Despite the tire issue, the aircraft remained in service and continued to operate multiple flights afterwards. Mesa Airlines has had other minor incidents in 2023.

On November 20, a Mesa Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 operating on behalf of United Airlines flight UA6244 between Grand Junction (GJT) and Denver International (DEN) in Colorado missed a nose gear tire during the flight.
What happened?

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a report on Mesa Airlines’ incident. It said: “POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED MISSING NOSE GEAR TIRE.” The incident took place on November 20. Mesa Airlines employed a Canadair CRJ-900, registration N938LR, to operate flight UA6244.

The flight departed from Grand Junction’s runway 29, climbed to FL250, and landed on Denver’s runway 34R about one hour after departure and taxied to the apron. It was then that the inspection revealed the loss of a nose gear tire in the aircraft. No one was hurt due to the incident, and it was unclear if the tire was simply flat or if it fell through the flight operation and was lost somewhere.

Per Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, the CRJ900 has two different types of tires. The main tires are H36X12.0-18, while the nose tires (like the one in this incident) are 20.5x6.75-10.

About the aircraft

Mesa Airlines’ aircraft involved in this incident is an 18.47-year-old plane operating for United Express. It has the capacity to carry 79 passengers in a two-class configuration, with 70 seats in economy and nine in business.

The plane was delivered to Mesa Airlines in June 2005 and has remained in the company’s fleet ever since. According to data from ch-aviation, the aircraft has totaled about 41,444.00 flight hours and 33,555 cycles throughout its life.

Mesa Airlines has a fleet of 141 aircraft operating flights for United Airlines and DHL. The carrier has three Boeing 737-400(SF)s, one B737-800(BDSF), 13 CRJ900s, 32 CRJ900ERs, 13 CRJ900LRs, as well as 79 Embraer E170s.

Despite losing the tire, this Mesa Airlines CRJ900 was not taken out of commercial service, according to data from Flightradar24. After landing in Denver, the plane stayed there the night before departing on November 21 to Oklahoma City, operating flight UA6236. Since then, it has operated five additional flights. However, the aircraft was not scheduled for commercial service on November 23, resuming operations on November 24 with four scheduled flights (Harlingen-Houston, Houston-Tulsa, Tulsa-Denver, and Denver-El Paso).

Other incidents for Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines has had four minor incidents in 2023 so far, according to data from Aero Inside. The Aviation Herald has a fifth incident on record.

Mesa’s first incident took place on February 24, 2023. On that date, a Skywest Embraer ERJ-175 had a runway incursion at Bob Hope Burbank Airport and forced a Mesa Airlines CRJ900 to execute a go-around as it was inbound for landing on the same runway. No damage or injuries were reported, and it was one of the many near-misses in the United States throughout the year.

In May, a Mesa Airlines operating flight UA6217 from LaGuardia to Houston Intercontinental encountered severe turbulence, causing a serious injury to a passenger. Another Mesa Airlines operating flight UA6035 between Houston Intercontinental and Milwaukee had to stop the climb at FL180 due to problems with the bleed air and ultimately returned to Houston. Finally, a Mesa Airlines CRJ900 operating flight UA6137 from Dallas Fort Worth to Denver had an engine shut down in flight. No injuries were reported.