No one was hurt and the plane landed in Denver without incident.
The plane continued its flight to Denver and landed without incident, according to the airline.A United Airlines plane lost one of its main landing gear tires as it took off from Los Angeles International Airport Monday morning, the airline said.The Boeing 757 continued its flight to Denver and landed without incident, according to the airline."The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event," the airline said in a statement.
That plane landed safely after being diverted to Los Angeles International Airport. The tire was one of 12 on the Boeing 777-200's two main landing gear struts, according to United, and is designed to be able to land safely if it loses a tire.
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