United flight suffers mechanical issue after hard landing in Orlando

A United Airlines flight appeared to lose one of its landing gear wheels after a hard touchdown in Orlando on Jan. 18.

Social media video shows the Airbus A321 touching down and bouncing on the runway – and then part of its gear appearing to roll off into the grass. United Airlines confirmed that an incident occurred, but not the detail about the wheel.

“United flight 2323 from Chicago to Orlando experienced a mechanical issue upon landing. Passengers were bused to the terminal and the aircraft was cleared from the runway. No injuries were reported,” United Airlines told USA TODAY in an email…

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