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Isn't there something that informs the pilot that the plane is missing a tire/wheel or that it weighs less than it should?

Asked by flo (13313points) April 19th, 2017

An Airbus A330 (or is it a Boeng? Different articles say different things) was missing a wheel (or is it a tire?) but landed safely somehow, and the pilot didn’t even know till he landed. What happened? Is it the software on the dashboard that was out of order?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3350421/miracle-as-plane-lands-safely-at-heathrow-despite-losing-a-wheel-before-take-off-without-anyone-noticing/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/air-canada-flight-wheel-montreal-london-1.4073463

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