American Airlines plane diverted to Miami after landing gear problem
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Friday, February 22, 2008
An American Airlines (AA) plane made a safe emergency landing after it was diverted to Miami, Florida after the pilot reported that there was a problem with the plane's front landing gear.
The plane, an McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 flight 862, took off just before 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) from Palm Beach International Airport and was en route to Chicago, Illinois when the problem was reported just after takeoff.
It circled above Miami International Airport to burn off fuel and made a safe and uneventful emergency landing.
The plane made a flyby of the airport's tower where officials could make a visual observation. The front gear appeared to be slightly bent in live footage shown by the Fox News Channel.
None of the 138 people on board the plane were injured.
Sources
- "UPDATE 1-American Airlines flight lands safely". Reuters, February 22, 2008
- "Flight diverted to Miami with gear trouble". Florida Today, February 22, 2008
- Dianna Cahn "Plane headed to MIA with nose gear trouble". Sun-Sentinel.com, February 22, 2008
- "Passenger Jet Diverted to Miami". Associated Press, February 22, 2008
- "MIA prepares for emergency landing". Miami Herald, February 22, 2008
- Rochelle E. B. Gilken "Gear trouble diverts flight from West Palm Beach to Miami". Palm Beach Post, February 22, 2008
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