A passenger discovered loose screws in the wing of an airplane, recorded it and now the video travels the world

In the last few hours, a video went viral on social networks showing the wing of a plane from an airline of Thailand with the loose screws. It had at least five and a half million views in three days.

A passenger on the flight filmed screws that appeared to be loose in the wing of a Boeing 737-800 of Thai Lion Air while the aircraft was flying over Thailand, and spread the material on social networks.

The passenger notified a flight attendant and the video went viral on Instagram, prompting public responses and the intervention of aeronautical authorities.

The images generated alarm among users and passengers because the discovery occurred during the flight. The passenger reported that he filmed the pieces and that he decided to share the video to record what he observed.

According to EVTV, Thai Lion Air published a statement after the dissemination of the material indicating that, despite the appearance of the images, flight safety was never compromised and that the issue constituted a minor problem that did not affect the structural integrity of the wing nor did it represent a risk to passengers, according to that message.

The wing of the plane with the screws supposedly loose. Photo: capture

The passenger stated that he notified a flight attendant on board, who told him it was nothing to worry about. The recording reached the media and social networks and caused the Thai aeronautical authority to open an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the discovery and verify the technical condition of the aircraft.

Sources reported that authorities will review the Boeing 737-800’s maintenance record and pre-flight inspections to determine if there was a procedural failure or simply a misleading appearance in the video.

Meanwhile, the company maintained that all its security protocols were applied in accordance with current regulations.

Air tragedy in Venezuela

A small plane crashed on Wednesday while trying to take off at the Paramillo airport, in Táchira, Venezuela, in an accident that caused the death of the pilot and his passenger.

The aircraft tried to take flight, but the jerk was not enough and after rising it fell against the asphalt of the runway and exploded, according to the video filmed by an amateur and which appeared on social networks.

The pilot and his passenger died. The victims were identified as José Antonio Bortone and Juan Maldonadostated the newspaper El Nacional. According to the company EC Charter, Bortone had more than 30 years of experience with various types of aircraft.

The National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) shared the news of the accident. It happened at 9:52 (local time) when the PAY1 type plane with registration YV1443 wanted to take off from the airport runway. This is a Piper Cheyenne 1 (PA-31T1), a twin-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft.