A tire fell off a United Airlines flight taking off from San Francisco International Airport, bound for Japan. The diverted plane landed safely at LAX.
Friday, March 8, 2024 3:03PMA United Airlines plane for Osaka, Japan lost a tire as it took off from San Francisco International Airport. It made a safe 7emergency landing at LAXA tire fell off a United Airlines flight departing from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka, Japan Thursday morning, officials confirmed.
In a statement, United Airlines said the flight was diverted to LAX where it landed safely. The company says crews are now working to arrange a new aircraft to take passengers to Osaka on Thursday evening. Officials say the runway was briefly closed to clear debris, but was soon reopened, with no further impact to airport operations anticipated."At the speed and velocity that it was coming down, it would have crushed somebody like a grape," said Gary Glass.
"I knew it was a plane tire right away because they are huge, right? They are like the size of the entire wheel well of a car. When it hit that Tesla, I just remember the glass, the metal crunch and the shatter of the glass - was just really a lot," said Glass. Price said a loose tire it's normally a maintenance issue and not a problem created by the manufacturer.
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