Delta Airlines apologized to passengers for the incident, in which a tire came loose from an airplane landing gear.
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Delta Airlines apologized to passengers for the incident, in which a tire came loose from an airplane landing gear.
Mandatory Credit: Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images/File

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Nose wheel comes off Delta Boeing 757 shortly before takeoff

A Boeing 757 plane lost its nose wheel shortly before taking off at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to US aviation officials.