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A tyre from a United Airlines 777-200 flight fell off midflight, forcing an emergency landing with 235 passengers and 14 crew members onboard. The flight took off at around 11:24AM local time from San Francisco International Airport and was heading to Osaka, Japan.
The footage was captured during a livestream by Cali Planes.
A spokesperson for United Airlines said: ""United flight 35 lost one tyre after takeoff from San Francisco and landed at LAX. Our team quickly arranged for a new aircraft to take customers to Osaka this evening. We’re grateful to our pilots and flight attendants for their professionalism in managing this.
The airline said that the 777-200 aircraft is designed to land safely with missing or damaged tyres.
The spokesperson added: ""We’re also grateful to our teams on the ground who were waiting with a tug to move the aircraft soon after it landed and to our teams in the airport who assisted customers upon their arrival. We will work with customers as well as with the owners of the damaged vehicles in SFO to ensure their needs are addressed.""
It was reported by the Metro that the tyre landed in an employee car park, damaging at least one car.
United Airlines 777 tyre falls off midflight
