United Airlines Boeing Jet Loses Wheel Seconds After Takeoff From LAX

OAN’s Abril Elfi

A wheel has fallen off a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 just moments after takeoff.

On Monday, United confirmed in a statement that a wheel fell off the jet as Flight 1001 departed Los Angeles International Airport around 7 a.m. local time on its way to Denver.

A United Airlines Boeing 757 (Boeing 757 N14107) lost a tire departing LAX – Los Angeles today enroute to Denver, Colorado as UA1001 Other aircraft reported a tire rolling across the runway. The flight landed in Denver without issue. ACARS messages via @thebaldgeek VDL feeds… pic.twitter.com/pkNedGbDn3

— Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) July 8, 2024

About three hours later, the aircraft safely landed in Denver with no injuries sustained by any of the 174 passengers or seven crew members on board.

According to a United representative, the wheel was eventually discovered in Los Angeles, and the company is looking into what caused the accident. It was not immediately clear if it resulted in any harm on the ground.

“The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event,” the statement said.

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