Airplane maintenance workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina discovered a deceased suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had just arrived from Europe. The horrifying discovery was made as the maintenance crews were performing work on the aircraft. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) has officially taken over the scene and is now conducting a death investigation.
This particular American Airlines flight was a transatlantic journey. While the police haven’t officially released the exact city of origin, the CMPD did confirm the plane had “recently arrived from Europe”. One report indicated that the aircraft was a Boeing 777-200ER, and it had traveled from Frankfurt Airport in Germany. As of now, the police and the airline haven’t offered any information about the individual who died, including their identity, country of origin, or a possible cause of death.
