A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tyre while taking off from San Francisco.
Fire engines stood by at Los Angeles International Airport but were not needed, as the Boeing 777 made an uneventful landing.
Airport spokesman Dae Levine said the plane landed safely two-thirds of the way down a runway.
The flight was carrying 235 passengers and a crew of 14.
United Airlines said the plane, built in 2002, was designed to land safely with missing or damaged tyres.
Boeing 777s have six tyres on each of the two main landing gears.
Video of Flight 35 departing shows the plane losing one of the six tyres on its left-side main landing gear assembly seconds after take-off.
Super Bowl: Who is ‘Mr Irrelevant’? And why could he win the NFL’s biggest prize?
Man shot dead by police after crashing car into Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Elon Musk’s giant flashing X on Twitter headquarters sparks investigation – as officials say it may break rules
Tyre debris landed in an airport carpark at San Francisco International Airport.
No one was injured but a car was badly damaged.
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into the incident.
Related posts:
Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 17 murders in Parkland school shooting massacre
‘Human remains’ found near belongings of murdered Gabby Petito’s fiance in Florida wilderness – reports
Protesters clash with police as anger grows over teenager acquitted after killing two people
Donald Trump fined $10,000 a day over failure to supply documents to court
Crashes, giant icicles and sleds: The US snowstorm in pictures
As the thaw begins, questions are asked about authorities’ response to deadly US storm
NFL star’s father dies in suspected gas explosion
Heart transplant golfer charged after ‘pushing wife against wall’, police say
Reporter proposes to news presenter on TV
Rupert Murdoch stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp
Woman thought she was ‘going to die’ after bear jumped garden fence and attacked her
National Guard to be deployed to New York subway to stop knife and gun crime
