Plane on fire at O’Hare Airport, emergency crews responding

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: WGN

CHICAGO -- An American Airlines plane blew a tire and then part of the plane caught fire on the tarmac at O'Hare International Airport Friday afternoon, although all the passengers were evacuated, according to the FAA.

Bound for Miami, American Airlines flight 383 blew a tire and aborted takeoff around 2:35 PM, and passengers deplaned using the emergency chutes, the FAA said.

At least six ambulances were called to the scene, although it remains unclear if there were any injuries.

The runway has been closed as the FAA investigates. Anyone flying through O'Hare should expect delays.

Read more: http://wgntv.com/2016/10/28/plane-on-fire-at-ohare-airport-emergency-crews-responding/

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[Cooley Hurd]

1. Hopefully everyone egressed safely!

Tweet from someone there:

https://twitter.com/BethanyJenkins/status/792087912728756224/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[regnaD kciN]

2. I thought they recalled all the Galaxy Note 7s…

…and, no, I don't mean that as a joke.

[joelfreak]

3. Everything good, no one hurt.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161028/ohare/plane-crash-ohare

[brooklynite]

4. This was an announced firefighter drill

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. No. It was not.

There were other drills today.

[pkdu]

5. Close up video from area next to runway

https://twitter.com/Kryptonlogic/status/792094108886134792/video/1

[Cooley Hurd]

8. That video shows fire on the starboard wing

...and they're reporting a tire blowout before the aborted landing. Maybe something akin to what happened to Air France Flt 4590?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590

[Cooley Hurd]

11. Michelle Malkin is reporting from the scene

https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/792092269469982722

...of all people.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Hmm. Her followers are absolute twits who think they are comic geniuses. No surprise. . . . . nt

[Historic NY]

16. People stopping to collect carry on's risk other people lives, get off means go!!!

[pkdu]

17. But ...but...

my giant tin of "Nuts on Clark"...I needs them

[Blue_Tires]

6. it's out now, everyone safe...

:large

https://twitter.com/pzf/status/792092793204334592

http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1346425

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Rear fuselage appears to be charred after a tire blowout?

Looks to be a 737-700.

On edit - not a 737-700 (like the Pence aircraft). No dorsal fin leading to the vertical stabilizer.

[BlueCollar]

12. N345AN is a 767-300

High time-high cycle....

Almost ready for retirement.

I have worked on this aircraft.

Appears to be an engine fire.

[Cooley Hurd]

15. Correct!

Good eye!

[Stuart G]

9. Two People with critical injuries (on way to hospital) ...and 4 more taken to hospital..

Rest appear to have gotten off........(from WGN TV).......http://wgntv.com/

hit that link..then go to latest breaking news..(in red at top of page)..click on that, and you will get a picture of what is going on now...with commentary..

but I saw a short piece at their website above.

[Stuart G]

10. k and r.

[Eugene]

19. American Airlines plane engine flung debris in rare failure

Source: Reuters

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | Sat Oct 29, 2016 | 8:56pm EDT

American Airlines plane engine flung debris in rare failure

By Alwyn Scott and Tim Hepher

An American Airlines (AAL.O) jet engine that failed seconds before takeoff in a fiery runway accident at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport flung broken turbine parts as far as half a mile from the scene, a federal investigator said on Saturday.

Disclosure of the "uncontained" failure," in which internal engine parts breach the protective housing designed to keep them safely enclosed, even in a breakdown, came a day after a mishap that authorities said neared the point of disaster but caused no serious injuries.

Shrapnel escaping from the engine's outer cover can tear through the cabin or rupture fuel tanks in the wings.

Such engine failures are extremely rare, and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators were looking for clues as to whether the fault lay with the engine itself, with its manufacture or a freak event such as debris on the runway entering the engine.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-airplane-engine-idUSKCN12T0Q7