A United Airways airplane departing San Francisco Worldwide Airport Thursday morning misplaced certainly one of its tires shortly after takeoff however landed safely at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport.
The tire that fell broken a number of automobiles in an worker parking zone at San Francisco Worldwide Airport however nobody on the bottom was injured. In an announcement, the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned it can examine the reason for the accident.
The incident occurred at roughly 11:35 a.m. as United flight 35 was on path to Osaka, Japan, in response to Doug Yakel, a spokesperson for the SFO airport. He confirmed that there have been no accidents however the runway was briefly closed off to clear fallen particles and has since reopened to common operation.
In accordance with LAX consultant, Dae Levine, the flight efficiently landed in Los Angeles at 1:23 p.m. with “no situation.” “Operationally, this didn’t have an effect,” mentioned Levine. “They have been capable of pull as much as the gate.”
The airplane that malfunctioned was a Boeing 777 which is designed to nonetheless descend safely with lacking or broken touchdown gear, United Airways mentioned in an announcement. The airplane carried 235 passengers, 10 flight attendants and 4 pilots — however no accidents have been reported by the airline.
“We’re arranging for a brand new plane to proceed this journey for our prospects,” mentioned United.
U.S. regulators are at the moment investigating Boeing’s qc after a door plug on a 737 Max plane blew out mid-flight earlier this yr.
There have but been no groundings reported for different United planes in response to this occasion.
