The subject was discovered inside one of the main landing gear compartments while the maintenance crew was working on the aircraft, authorities said.

Crews with the airline were doing maintenance on the aircraft which recently arrived from Europe when they discovered a body.

A stowaway was tragically found dead in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines plane upon its arrival. The grim discovery was made at Charlotte Douglas International Airport around 9am ...

Police say they are investigating the death of a stowaway found Sunday morning inside the landing gear compartment of an ...

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A body believed to be a smuggler was found in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight, an American airline, which is ...

The aircraft was undergoing a maintenance check at Charlotte Douglas International Airport when the stowaway was found, according to police.