DENVER Tuesday, July 09, 2024— A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Denver landed safely Monday after losing a wheel during takeoff, the second such incident involving a Boeing aircraft this year.
The missing wheel was found in Los Angeles, according to United Airlines. The flight landed safely and no one was injured in the incident.
Being is yet to issue an official Statement on the incident.
The horrific irony is that this follows a yesterday’s “deal” between Boeing and Department of Justice (DOJ) over the recent Boeing 737 crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
The next of kin and their lawyers have strongly protested the deal and it is expected that they will push for a trial.
In January 2021, Boeing and the DOJ reached a deferred prosecution agreement over the 737 MAX crashes, which killed 346 people.
Boeing was charged with defrauding the FAA by hiding information about the MCAS system.
In this incident the Boeing 757-200, carrying 174 passengers and seven crew members, took off from Los Angeles International Airport and landed at Denver International Airport.
This incident follows a similar occurrence in March when a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lost a wheel shortly after taking off from San Francisco.
That flight, with 249 people on board, was diverted to Los Angeles, prompting a safety review by the FAA.
These incidents have further tarnished Boeing’s reputation, once synonymous with quality, now often ridiculed.
