Wild video shows a wheel falling off a British Airways flight just after it took off from a Las Vegas airport.
Flight BA274 had just taken off from Harry Reid International Airport en route to the UK at around 8:45 p.m. Monday when sparks could be seen flying out of the right landing gear.
As the plane started to ascend, it retracted its landing gear — just for one of the wheels to fall off and onto the runway.
A wheel fell off a British Airways flight mid-takeoff on Monday evening at a Las Vegas airport. LAS Vegas Airport LIVE via StoryfulDespite the scare, the flight continued and “landed safely” at London Heathrow Airport nine hours later, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
The wheel was later recovered from the airport’s airfield, airport officials told PEOPLE.
No one was injured, and it isn’t clear if passengers were even aware of the issue.
Every A350-1000 model features two main landing gear units, each with six wheels, making a total of 12 main wheels plus two in the front for the nose gear.
Sparks were seen flying from the right landing gear unit moments earlier. LAS Vegas Airport LIVE via Storyful“Safety and security underpins everything we do, and we’re supporting the authorities with their investigation,” a British Airways spokesperson told The Post.
The FAA said the incident is under investigation.
