Boeing 757 Loses Nose Wheel While Awaiting Takeoff in Atlanta

A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost its nose wheel while preparing for takeoff in Atlanta on Jan. 20, according to a report released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA report said that Delta Flight 982 was lining up and waiting for takeoff at Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when its “nose wheel came off and rolled down the hill.” All 184 passengers and six crew onboard the commercial plane—which was bound for Bogotá, Colombia—were unharmed. The FAA said that it was investigating the incident. In a statement to multiple media outlets, Delta said the plane was taxiing for departure when “a nose wheel tire came loose from the landing gear.”...