A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX from Memphis rolled off the runway after landing at Houston’s George Bush Airport early Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
The 160 passengers and six crew were not injured. They left the plane and were bused to the terminal, the FAA and United said.
The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA will investigate.
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This is the third incident this week involving a United Boeing airplane.
A day earlier, a United-operated Boeing 777-200 bound for Japan lost a tire after takeoff from San Francisco and was diverted to Los Angeles where it landed safely. The plane had 249 people on board.
On Monday, a United Boeing 737 bound for Florida departing Houston returned to the airport shortly after takeoff after the engine ingested some plastic bubble wrap that was on the airfield prior to departure, the airline said.
Separately, the NTSB said on Thursday it is investigating a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight last month that experienced “stuck” rudder pedals after it touched down on the runway for its landing.
With information from Reuters
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