(KTLA) –A United Airlines Boeing 757-200 shed a wheel during takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, the airline company validated.
United Flight 1001, bring 174 guests and 7 crewmembers, from LAX to Denver left soon after 7 a.m.
“The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event,” stated United representative Anousha Rasta.
According to FlightMindful, the jet landed securely in Denver at 10:51 a.m. neighborhood time.
No injuries were reported on the airplane or the ground, Rasta stated, without sharing precisely where the wheel was discovered.
Boeing’s 757-200 has 4 wheels on each major touchdown equipment and 2 on the nose equipment.
In March, a United Airlines Boeing B777-200 jet taking a trip from San Francisco to Osaka, Japan, shed a tire during takeoff and was required to make an emergency situation touchdown in Los Angeles. The tire pounded right into cars and trucks in an airport terminal staff member car park.
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