Boeing 757 Loses Nose Wheel While Awaiting Takeoff in Atlanta

Delta Flight 982 was preparing for takeoff at Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

A Delta Airlines Boeing 757 taking off in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 20, 2011. Chris O'Meara/AP Photo

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.”