Officials in Hawaii are investigating after a body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane that flew from Chicago to Maui on Christmas Eve.

A plane wheel well is a compartment in the wings or fuselage where the landing gear is stored when not in use. It is a hazardous location for stowaways, who could encounter low oxygen levels, hypothermia, crushing, or the risk of falling during the flight.

A body has been found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane that landed in Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday, Dec. 24.

A body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight that departed Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Christmas Eve, the airline said in a statement. The body was found in the wheel well of one of the Boeing 787-10 aircraft’s main landing gears upon arrival in Maui,

An investigation is underway after two people were found dead in a JetBlue plane's landing gear area at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

There was a similar incident involving a United Airlines plane on Christmas Eve in Hawaii. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a South Florida airport,

Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said. The discovery is the latest in a string of incidents that have raised concerns over airline security.

The individuals have not been publicly named and authorities continue to investigate how they accessed the landing gear of the aircraft, JetBlue told multiple outlets. "This is a

The bodies of two people were found inside the landing gear of a JetBlue plane that landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday, the airline said.