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 Tuesday.

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

United Airlines said a dead body was discovered in the wheel well of one of its planes after it landed in Maui from Chicago on Christmas Eve.

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.

At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,” the airline said, noting it is working with law enforcement on the incident.

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

It was the second time in two weeks that an airline discovered a dead passenger in the landing gear compartment.

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.