It appears: This is the malfunction that stopped the cable car in mid-air

It appears that the malfunction in the Haifa cable car, which left dozens of passengers stranded in the air for over two hours yesterday, was caused by a broken pulley on one of the cars. The safety system automatically braked all cars to prevent a collision. The faulty car was dismantled for inspection.

It appears that the malfunction in the Haifa cable car, which yesterday (Thursday) stranded dozens of passengers in the air for over two hours, was caused by a broken pulley on one of the cars. The break caused an emergency stop of the system to prevent a collision between moving cabins. According to a source familiar with the details, the safety system immediately identified the malfunction and automatically braked the cars. Emergency forces were called to the scene, and simultaneously, teams from the operating company carried out complex operations, at the end of which the faulty car was dismantled for inspection. The malfunction occurred on line 27, just two days after it resumed operation following maintenance work. It shut down both sections; the lower cable car resumed operation after an hour and a half, and the upper cable car was shut down for an additional half hour. Fire and rescue services prepared for a complex rescue, but ultimately it was not needed. Itzik Nahaha, a resident of Ashdod who was in the car with his wife, described the experience as a "nightmare" and "unpleasant moments." The cable car opened to the public in April 2022 at a cost of over 330 million shekels, and six months later a similar electrical malfunction occurred.