United Airlines finds faulty wiring in 3 planes
After 2 nonfatal runway accidents, the airline company reviewed the landing gear of the Airbus A320 planes.
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| United Ailines finds faulty wiring in three Airbus A320 planes. |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- United Airlines has found faulty wiring in the landing gear of three of its Airbus A320 planes, the company said Monday.
United Airlines and government officials believe the faulty wiring caused a pair of nonfatal runway accidents.
In a statement released Monday, United Airlines said: "We informed our mechanics, pilots and flight attendants of the incidents and the corrective steps we are taking. We further conducted a stringent review process with our maintenance partners to ensure they had the same information."
One of the planes skidded off a runway while landing at Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming in February, said United Airlines spokeswoman Megan McCarthy. The other plane briefly veered off a runway at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in October 2007, she said. Two people had minor injuries as a result. The third plane has not involved in an accident.
CNN's Jennifer Rizzo contributed to this report 
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