LOS ANGELES – A Boeing 757 lost a wheel while taking off during a United Airlines flight out of Los Angeles on Monday.
United Flight 1001 had just left LAX for Denver when air traffic controllers said one of the plane’s wheels fell off and crashed to the runway below.
Each set of landing gear is equipped with multiple wheels, however, allowing the plane to touch down safely at its destination.
The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are now investigating the incident, the second such issue seen in a Boeing-built plane this year.
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In March, a Japan-bound United flight carrying 18 Florida students made an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the Boeing 777 in use lost a wheel during takeoff from San Francisco International Airport.
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The U.S. Justice Department on Sunday announced Boeing would plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people, after the government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution for more than three years.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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