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Pirep1

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Couldn't see too well from the C-concourse, but what was the deal with what looked like a CRJ off the taxiway in a ditch by the F gates?
 
SkyWest - "Bet they wish they had ALPA now!"

Mesa/Air Wisconsin - "ALPA will save thier jobs!"
 
"Hold my beer.... Ya'll watch this!" was heard emminating from the cockpit right before it entered the ditch.
 
Chick Pilot.
 
It was SkyWest. 50 seat gray-top...with gray nacelles...I think we are the only United Express carrier with that particular color combo(on the CRJ...I know TSA has ERJs with gray nacelles). We were holding short of 32L at T10 wondering what might have happened. Didn't see it happen. Figured it was something like steering failure...:)
 
it was flight 6975 to winnipeg. It was in the Chicago Tribune.

O'Hare jet loses steering, veers off taxiway


Tribune staff report
Published March 31, 2007, 6:24 PM CDT
A Canada-bound passenger jet rolled off a taxiway and into the grass at O'Hare International Airport Saturday afternoon after apparently losing steering power prior to takeoff, officials said.

About 4:35 p.m., United Express Flight 6975 bound for Winnipeg was driving toward a runway when it experienced mechanical difficulties and veered into a grassy area, a Department of Aviation spokeswoman said.
Emergency workers helped the plane's 40 passengers and crew members exit the plane and return to the terminal to wait for a replacement flight.

No injuries were reported, officials said.

As of Saturday evening, emergency crews were working to remove the disabled plane from the grass, according to the Department of Aviation.


Copyright © 2007, Chicago Tribune

 
Soverytired said:
As a pro-union, pro-sex gay Asian/African American/Mexican, I'm appalled.
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Just because I see the flaws in the Union, it makes me "Anit-Union" I guess.
Just like if I were to say "I don't have any black friends" makes me racists.


I'm a horrible person.
 
RJ PILOTS.....SHEEEESH!!! What's the big deal? You hire kids with spikey hair and backpacks......put em in something that travels faster than they can think.......it's gonna happen!
 
crashpad said:
RJ PILOTS.....SHEEEESH!!! What's the big deal? You hire kids with spikey hair and backpacks......put em in something that travels faster than they can think.......it's gonna happen!
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Yep, and main line doesn't hire those? I saw a AWA/Crew the other day that had spiked hair and sunglasses on the back of thier head.

Maybe he was poking fun at Mesa crews, or maybe he was a former Mesa guy.


I saw one guy, not sure if he was mainline or regional guy. He was about 5'8 275 lbs, flat top with side burns and a molester mustache. The dude didn't know what fashion to go with I guess.
 
the plane lost all nose wheel steering and all braking..photos of the plane in the mud show full right rudder deflection too..and the pilots aren't getting fired...still glad we don't have alpa
 

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