A United Airlines plane lost a wheel while taking off from Los Angeles Monday, but landed safely in Denver without any damage to the aircraft or injuries to passengers.
United Flight 1001, bound for Denver with 174 passengers and seven crewmembers on board, lost a landing-gear wheel upon departure from Los Angeles International Airport shortly after 7:15 a.m., the airline told media.
The Boeing 757-200 class aircraft landed safely in destination after 10 a.m.
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