SAN FRANCISCO INT’L AIRPORT – A number of automobiles have been broken in a car parking zone at San Francisco Worldwide Airport, after a tire fell off a United Airways jet throughout takeoff Thursday morning.

Based on airport officers, round 11:35 a.m., United Airways Flight 35 misplaced a bit of its touchdown gear. Tire particles from the Boeing 777-200 landed in an worker car parking zone on the airport.

Video from chopper reveals broken automobiles within the car parking zone, together with the place the tire got here to relaxation.

Officers mentioned the runway was briefly closed to clear particles. The runway has since reopened.

United Flight 35 landed safely at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport round 1:20 p.m. The flight was sure for Osaka, Japan and had a complete of 249 individuals on board.

“The 777-200 has six tires on every of its two important touchdown gear struts. The plane is designed to land safely with lacking or broken tires,” mentioned a United Airways spokesperson.

The airline mentioned it’s arranging a brand new plane for the affected passengers. It was not instantly identified when the passengers would proceed their journey to Japan.

There aren’t any studies of accidents both on the airport or on the airplane.

The incident is underneath investigation.

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