Body discovered in wheel well of United Airlines flight after landing in Hawaii

A body was found in the wheel of a United Airlines plane after it landed on the island of Maui.

United said in a statement that the body was discovered after the Boeing 787-10 arrived at Kahului Airport. The Christmas Eve flight took off from an airport in Chicago.

The body was located in the steering wheel of one of the main sets of landing gear. United said the area can only be accessed from outside the plane.

The airline said it was not clear how or when the person got into the wheel well, saying it was working with law enforcement. No other details were immediately available.

Maui police did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday. The authorities said NBC affiliate KHNL in Honolulu which they are investigating.