A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-251 approaches Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on February 24, 2021.
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-251 approaches Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on February 24, 2021.
  • A Delta Air Lines jet preparing to leave Atlanta, Georgia, lost its nose wheel right before takeoff.
  • The Boeing 757 had its wheel pop out and roll down a hill, per an FAA report.
  • The plane was carrying 184 passengers and six crew. No one was injured, per the FAA.

A wheel under the nose of a Boeing 757 operated by Delta Air Lines popped out of place and rolled down a hill as the passenger jet prepared for takeoff, per the Federal Aviation Administration.