A Boeing (BA) 757 plane operated by Delta (DAL) lost a nose wheel as it prepared to take off from Atlanta’s main airport on Saturday, the FAA said in a preliminary report. Delta Flight 982 was preparing to take off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for a trip to Bogota, Colombia, on Saturday when a “nose wheel came off and rolled down the hill.” More than 170 passengers who were aboard had to deplane, but no one was hurt, the report said.
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