LOS ANGELES — A United Airlines Boeing The plane lost a landing gear wheel during takeoff from Los Angeles on Monday and later landed safely in Denver, the airline said.
There were no injuries on the ground or on board Flight 1001, United said in a statement.
“The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles and we are investigating what caused this incident,” the statement said.
The Boeing 757-200 was carrying 174 passengers and 7 crew members.
On March 7thA United Boeing B777-200 jet lost a tire in mid-air after taking off from San Francisco. It landed on a car in an airport worker’s parking lot. No one was injured.
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