Overview

• Maintenance crews discovered the person shortly after 9 a.m. during work on the aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
• Airport division officers pronounced the individual dead at the scene, according to police.
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police opened a death investigation, and no identity or cause of death has been released.
• American Airlines said it is cooperating with law enforcement on the investigation.
• Authorities urged anyone with information to contact the CMPD tip line or Crime Stoppers, noting other recent wheel‑well cases in Fort Lauderdale and Maui.