And to think one day I was on the that flight! KQ has got some worn out planes operating on that route i.e. 417 NBO-GBO and 701 and this is not the last you will here of this.........

@s.typ-there is light at the end of the turnel,that y we investors still invest in the pride of africa. Js watch.

I betcha SAA has their people [qualified south africans] on the ground in Zim! Lots of private flights from SA go to Harare!

BTW, I have flown through Harare [Lusaka-Harare-Nairobi] too but on a nice/newish 777...

KQ needs to respond to this asap... I hope they can narrow it down to the station where the problem started [or was not detected]... maybe even Nairobi!

Hi guys....again havent heard what exactly happened however, this is what I think.

Most airlines use rethreaded tyres. These tend to give way sometimes. What I think could have happened is basically on takeoff from HRE, the threads must have pealed off completely and they were informed of this when they were airborne....again...no biggie...each bogie on the 737-300 has 2 wheels..quite common in the west where there are loads of takeoffs and landings and quite common on our roads as well where u see this 18wheeler shedding thread on 1 wheel....because the tyres(read wheel or undercarriage) are firmly held by several attachments(bolts, nuts, cables, pipes etc) so i dont reckon it was the wheel itself but just the thread...Media houses should get expert opinions before posting stuff on their papers...
Disclaimer: purely my own opinion...haven't heard anything official

@horton i respect your opinions on airlines, keep updating us dont keep{quiet man. Dont delete above post