http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-02-02-1Aairmaintenance02_CV_N.htm

"Alerted by a brake warning light in the cockpit, the captain on a
U.S. airline flight last August warned passengers he was making an
emergency landing and called for firetrucks to be standing by.

The trucks weren't needed, it turned out. The Boeing 767-300 jet
landed safely, the pilot said in his account to NASA's Aviation Safety
Reporting System, which allows airline employees to report incidents
confidentially and without identifying the airline or the flight.

The pilot reported that he later was told by mechanics that the
incident was caused by a landing-gear wheel that was missing a part
and had been installed incorrectly.

The passengers on the unidentified international flight were on a jet
that should never have left the ground. Improper repair work made it
unsafe to fly. It was no isolated incident.

During the past six years, millions of passengers have been on at
least 65,000 U.S. airline flights that shouldn't have taken off
because planes weren't properly maintained, a six-month USA TODAY
investigation has found."

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