Nose Wheel Falls Off Delta Boeing 757 Shortly Before Takeoff in Atlanta

A Boeing 757 jet full of passengers experienced a peculiar incident as its nose wheel detached and rolled away while awaiting takeoff clearance on the runway, with nearly 200 passengers on board.

Delta Air Lines Flight 982 was on the verge of taking off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta last Saturday when, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration released on Monday, the wheel “came off and rolled down the hill.”

The flight, destined for Bogotá, the Colombian capital, had 172 passengers, along with two pilots and four crew members, as stated by Delta on Wednesday. Passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft and later accommodated on a replacement flight. No injuries were reported.

Boeing opted not to provide comments and directed inquiries to the airline.

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