<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 9V-SMU:
UA855 MIA-EZE is also a 763 now. In Feb. 2002, when it was still a 777, someone tried to hijack the plane by sticking his hand under the cockpit door. The captain whacked him with the emergency ax.
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Oh well, if he was a Saudi, he'd understand about losing a hand.
Never saw a news report about this. Does anyone have a link?