ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2575
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| Date: | Friday 22 February 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 138 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | PBI |
| ORD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An American Airlines jetliner with 138 people on board landed safely at Miami International Airport on Friday after being diverted because of a problem with its nose gear, officials said.
The aircraft was American flight 862 from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Chicago's O'Hare airport, airport spokesman Greg Chin said. The plane circled the airport to burn off fuel before landing safely.
Problems with retracting front landing gear are rare, but not unprecedented, said American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith.
"This was not an extraordinary event," he said. "It is one we train for."
The 133 passengers on the flight will be put on a Boeing 737 flight to Chicago around 6 p.m. EST tonight, Smith said. Boeing's 737 is the usual single-aisle plane American operates out of Miami International Airport.
Sources:
Reuters
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2008 23:00 | Circeus | Added |
| 24-Feb-2008 01:45 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Feb-2008 07:31 | harro | Updated |
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