A United Airlines Boeing aeroplane lost a main landing gear wheel Monday while taking off from Los Angeles, but landed safely in Denver, the carrier reported.
According to a statement from United, no injuries were reported on the ground or on Flight 1001.
“The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event,” the spokesperson stated. The Boeing 757-200 was carrying 174 passengers and seven crew members.
On March 7, a United Boeing B777-200 jet lost a tyre mid-air after taking off from San Francisco. It landed on a vehicle in an airport employee parking area. Nobody got wounded.
( Source: AP)
