A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles lost a tire on takeoff Monday, the second Boeing plane to lose a tire in four months.
The Boeing 757-200 took off from Los Angeles International Airport at about 7:16 a.m. and continued to its destination at Denver International Airport even after losing the tire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. United Airlines said in a statement that the plane landed safely around 10:10 a.m. and that no injuries were reported on board or on the ground.
United Airlines said: “The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles and we are investigating what led to this incident.” The airline did not disclose which tire was missing from the plane.
According to United Airlines, there were 174 passengers and seven crew members on board the plane.
United and the FAA said they would investigate what caused the tire to fall.
This is the second incident in four months involving a tire falling from a United Airlines plane.
In March, a United Airlines flight bound for Japan lost one of its main landing tires seconds after taking off from San Francisco International Airport. Tires landed in the employee parking lot, damaging several vehicles. The Boeing 777, carrying 235 passengers and 14 crew members, made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport and was towed away. No one was injured.
United Airlines did not respond to inquiries about whether the cause of the incident might be the same.
In January, a Boeing 757 operated by Delta Air Lines lost its front wheel as it was preparing to take off at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Delta said the nose gear tire and rim came loose and rolled down the hill. Passengers had to leave the plane, but no one was injured.
Concerns surrounding the safety of Boeing planes have persisted for years, especially after two crashes of 737 Max jets in October 2018 and March 2019 that killed 346 people. Criminal fraud charges stemming from fatal plane crash have avoided a criminal trial.
