Sucks to be this Cpt & F/O Today
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Sucks to be this Cpt & F/O Today
Two Planes Touch On Runway At O'Hare
POSTED: 5:16 pm CDT June 27, 2007
UPDATED: 5:29 pm CDT June 27, 2007
CHICAGO -- Two departing airliners made contact on a runway at O'Hare International Airport during a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon, but no one was injured in the incident.
City Department of Aviation spokeswoman Wendy Abrams said United Flight 149 for San Francisco and American Flight 1817 for Seattle touched on Runway 9 at about 3:50 p.m.
"There were no injuries, and there was no fuel leak reported," Abrams said. "One of the aircraft taxied back to terminal under its own power and the other is being towed back," Abrams said about 5 p.m.
The right wing tip of the United B777 clipped the tail of an American MD-80 as both were waiting out the storm in the 9 Right holding pad, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The United aircraft was moving while the American aircraft was stationary at the time.
The FAA said that in the holding pad area, aircraft are responsible for maintaining their own separation from other aircraft. The FAA is investigating the incident and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
POSTED: 5:16 pm CDT June 27, 2007
UPDATED: 5:29 pm CDT June 27, 2007
CHICAGO -- Two departing airliners made contact on a runway at O'Hare International Airport during a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon, but no one was injured in the incident.
City Department of Aviation spokeswoman Wendy Abrams said United Flight 149 for San Francisco and American Flight 1817 for Seattle touched on Runway 9 at about 3:50 p.m.
"There were no injuries, and there was no fuel leak reported," Abrams said. "One of the aircraft taxied back to terminal under its own power and the other is being towed back," Abrams said about 5 p.m.
The right wing tip of the United B777 clipped the tail of an American MD-80 as both were waiting out the storm in the 9 Right holding pad, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The United aircraft was moving while the American aircraft was stationary at the time.
The FAA said that in the holding pad area, aircraft are responsible for maintaining their own separation from other aircraft. The FAA is investigating the incident and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
