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according to a report by the u.s. "newsweek" on the 13th, on the afternoon of september 12th local time, a u.s. air force c-17 "globemaster-iii" strategic transport aircraft "malfunctioned" during flight, and parts fell off and landed in the parking lot of a school.

the picture shows the us military c-17 globemaster iii strategic transport aircraft

the report said that the charleston joint base in south carolina, usa, issued a statement saying that the transport plane "had a malfunction in flight" and then landed safely, but did not specify what the malfunction was. the statement also said, "the crew of the c-17 notified the charleston joint base and returned to the base after a part of the tail cone fell off during the flight. a team has been sent to find the fallen parts of the aircraft, and there are no reports of casualties or property damage." at present, the accident investigation is underway.

"we can confirm that the tail cone of a c-17 globemaster iii landed in the parking lot of a catholic school," said charleston diocese officials, who represent the school. "fortunately, there were no students nearby at the time. military personnel responded to the scene and removed the student."

newsweek pointed out that this accident was another case of parts falling off an aircraft manufactured by boeing. on january 5 this year, the emergency door of a boeing 737 max 9 passenger plane of alaska airlines fell off the fuselage shortly after takeoff. the accident injured several passengers, and all 737 max 9 passenger planes were temporarily grounded. since then, boeing has faced multiple lawsuits, and several "whistleblowers" have come forward to express concerns about boeing's quality control issues and corporate culture.

on march 7 this year, a united airlines boeing 777-200 aircraft bound for osaka, japan, had a tire fall off while taking off from san francisco, usa, and several cars in the airport employee parking lot were damaged. on april 7, a southwest airlines boeing 737-800 aircraft flying from denver, colorado to houston, texas, had its engine cover fall off during takeoff. on july 8, a tire fell off a boeing 757 aircraft while taking off from los angeles international airport.