CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a United Airlines flight that lost a tire while taking off from San Francisco International Airport, damaging several cars in a parking lot before the plane safely landed at Los Angeles International Airport, the agency said.
United Airlines confirmed the plane lost one tire after takeoff.
United flight 35, with 249 passengers and crew onboard, was diverted to Los Angeles and landed shortly after 1:20 p.m., the airline told CNN.
A United Airlines flight loses a tire while taking off from San Francisco International Airport.
The San Francisco International Airport’s runway was briefly closed to clear debris but has since reopened, and there was no further impact to airport operations, Yakel said.
Persons:
San Francisco airport’s, Doug Yakel, Yakel, Salvador Gonzalez, LiveATC.net, CNN’s Sharif Paget
Organizations:
CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, San, American Airlines, Boeing, San Francisco International
Locations:
Osaka, Japan, Los Angeles, Cali