The discovery came after the flight, which originated in Chicago, landed in Hawaii. The death is under investigation.

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

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.

United Airlines has confirmed that a body was found in the wheel well of one of its planes after landing 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.

Two stowaways were found dead late last night in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane that had landed at Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from New York's JFK. This comes two weeks after a body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane that had landed in Maui after departing from Chicago.

Two people were found dead inside the landing gear of a JetBlue commercial airplane that landed Monday evening in Florida, according to reports. The aircraft had landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after taking off from New York’s John F.

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.