Link Airways replaces all Saab 340B landing gear wheels after April fracture
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Link Airways replaced the landing gear wheel type across its entire Saab 340B fleet after a wheel rim fractured on aircraft VH-VEF during a post‑flight inspection following a landing at Melbourne from Orange on 1 April.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which investigated similar wheel fractures in 2009 and 2019, said the wheel subassembly is susceptible to fracture but noted no significant adverse safety outcome in the three events and considers the ongoing safety risk low; Link Airways operates 12 Saab 340Bs with an average age of 29.5 years.