tcook052
Sep 2, 03, 2:43 pm
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/transportation/nyc-jfk0903,0,1631769.story?coll=nyc-manheadlines-trans
Newsstand - AA flight makes emergency landing at JFK
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MeLike2Travel
Sep 2, 03, 3:35 pm
September 2, 2003, 4:32 PM EDT
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kennedy Airport yesterday morning after its
front landing gear malfunctioned, officials said.
American Airlines Flight 1048, bound for Newark from Dallas, was rerouted to a runway at Kennedy
where it landed at 11:36 a.m. using its rear gear and the underside of the plane's nose to stop.
There were no injuries reported and the 128 passengers and five crew members departed the rear of
the MD-80 using a staircase. The exact cause of the malfunction had not been determined
yesterday, an airline spokesman said.
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kennedy Airport yesterday morning after its
front landing gear malfunctioned, officials said.
American Airlines Flight 1048, bound for Newark from Dallas, was rerouted to a runway at Kennedy
where it landed at 11:36 a.m. using its rear gear and the underside of the plane's nose to stop.
There were no injuries reported and the 128 passengers and five crew members departed the rear of
the MD-80 using a staircase. The exact cause of the malfunction had not been determined
yesterday, an airline spokesman said.
bk42
Sep 2, 03, 7:09 pm
Ouch...
I can just imagine seeing the sparks fly from the underside of the aircraft. *shudder*
I can just imagine seeing the sparks fly from the underside of the aircraft. *shudder*
Z-man
Sep 2, 03, 8:49 pm
Does anyone have any links to pictures of it?
Screener
Sep 2, 03, 9:02 pm
They usually put foam down on the runway, cutting down on sparks. At least the two times that a plane had that issue aint the airport I worked at they did it.