A United Airways flight from LAX to Denver misplaced a wheel throughout takeoff Momday morning, the airline confirmed.
Dozens of individuals aboard a United Airways flight from Africa to the U.S. had been injured, six critically, in accordance with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
After touchdown safely again in Lagos, 4 passengers and two flight attendants had been taken to the hospital for minor accidents and have since been launched, the airline mentioned.
A further 27 passengers and 5 crew members “had minor injuries,” FAAN mentioned in an announcement shared on X.
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A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from United Airways lands at Barcelona airport in Barcelona, Spain, on Sept. 2, 2024. (Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto / Getty Photos)
United flight 613 was carrying 245 passengers, eight flight attendants and three pilots on the time of the incident.
The plane didn’t maintain “any major damage,” FAAN mentioned.
“We are working with aviation authorities in the U.S. and Nigeria to understand the cause,” United mentioned.
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Passengers wait for his or her baggage after arriving United Airways flights at O’Hare Worldwide Airport on Dec. 13, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson / Getty Photos)
“The public may not know for a couple of weeks to a month but the investigators are going to know within a couple of days,” Jeff Guzzetti, a former accident investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration and Nationwide Transportation Security Board instructed the New York Instances.
“They’re going to download the flight data recorder and they’re going to interview the flight crew and also listen to the cockpit voice recorder,” he mentioned.
Earlier this month, an Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aborted its takeoff from Melbourne Airport in Australia for technical causes, in accordance with reviews.
A emblem is seen on the Boeing stand on the opening day of the Farnborough Worldwide Airshow 2024, south-west of London, on July 22, 2024. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Etihad Airways Flight EY461 from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi started its acceleration on the runway simply at round 7 p.m. earlier than slamming on the brakes and coming to a cease.
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The Sydney Morning Herald reported {that a} passenger on the airplane mentioned two tires burst after the touchdown gear caught hearth.
FOX Enterprise’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
