Another lost wheel incident for United Airlines occurred Monday, July 8 2024 at Los Angeles International Airport.

The flight #UA1001 to Denver departed Los Angeles runway 25R at 06:53 PDT when a wheel dropped from the aircraft.

The flight was performed by a Boeing 757-224 aircraft (registration N14107) which is 29 years old. It was delivered to the airline in 1994.

The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event.

United Airlines statement

The flight with 174 passengers and 7 crew members landed in Denver without any further incident 1 hour and 53 minutes later.

About 4 months ago, a similar incident happened to another United Airlines aircraft on departure from LAX.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s private Boeing 757 clipped another corporate jet while taxiing at West Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Sunday.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a privately owned 757 contacted a parked and unoccupied corporate jet at the south Florida airport.

A privately owned Boeing 757 landed safely at West Palm Beach International Airport around 1:20 a.m. local time on Sunday, May 12. While taxiing, its winglet contacted a parked and unoccupied corporate jet.

The FAA

The FAA statement did not identify the plane as belonging to Trump.

The incident occurred in an area of the airport where the FAA does not direct aircraft, the agency said, adding that it is investigating.

It is not known if Trump, who had held a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday, was on his Boeing 757 when its winglet struck the rear elevator of a parked VistaJet in West Palm Beach.

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