On March 8th, according to Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), a Boeing 777-200 aircraft operated by United Airlines of the United States had a tire drop shortly after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, and then changed course for an emergency landing.
According to reports, the plane was originally scheduled to fly to Osaka, Japan, with a total of 249 people on board, but no injuries have been reported so far. The airline stated that it is arranging a new plane for the affected passengers.
According to reports, the accident resulted in a brief closure of a runway at San Francisco International Airport. The falling tire fragments damaged several cars in the airport employee parking lot.
Recently, Boeing aircraft have been hit by multiple safety issues. In January 2024, a Boeing passenger plane experienced a "door drop" accident, and an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft urgently returned to Portland International Airport due to an embedded emergency door dropping. In February of the same year, a Boeing 757 aircraft operated by United Airlines from San Francisco to Boston was found to have a broken wing during flight and made an emergency landing.