SWA Incident at ORD

[ataopsdave]

Just heard from a pilot that a WN flight bound for MDW had a wheel well fire indication. They decided to divert to ORD due to runway lengths and blew all tires on landing. Anybody else hear anything. ORD is now on a ground stop due to this incident.

 

[Snoopy58]

The picture on TV of the airplane at ORD that had a wheelwell fire didn't look anything like a SWA jet. The announcer said it was a "con-air" flight. Maybe he meant Comair, I don't know.

Apparently the fire was put out & all got out safely.

Will be interesting to hear more details.

 

[ataopsdave]

Sorry about the confusion but it turned out to be a Planet Airways 727 full of prisoners. The plane was a charter for the US Marshalls Service.

 

[General Lee]

A 727 full of prisoners can easily be confused with a Southwest jet. (Just a joke, I love the Southwest people--very nice to jumpseaters)

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[pudnocker]

Can somebody say A.P.U

 

[CoopDog]

Somebody call Tommy Lee Jones

Did Wesley Snipes escape again?

 

[Skank]

In the meantime, here's this thread started about Southwest and it's not even true. Where is the justice?

BTW: That was good General.

 

[Goose17]

good bet

You can bet, though, that at least the prisoners had their clothes on.

; )

Goose17

 

[AlbieF15]

MUST...TURN...APU...OFF....

(Paranoid note to self on day one of 727 FE class.)

As long as there is thread creep...Goose...how long are we gonna be stuck sideways on this slave ship?

 

[Goose17]

well...

To hijack this thread,

I pray for an October aircraft bid, at Fed Ex, big enough for those that desperately want to move from the 727 noisy-'donkey' panel. I-4-1 would love to look forward again for traffic at 12 o'clock. On the flip side, darn glad to be here and darn glad to have a job.

Goose17

 

[klhoard]

Darn glad to have you, Goose

Just remember Goose, I like my coffee with two sugars. . .

 

[Goose17]

a little more...

Be nice or I put a little 'cream' in your coffee.

Goose17

 

[klhoard]

Coffee. . .

Promises, promises. . . . .

 

[Eagleflip]

Goose!

You slay me!

More thread creep: How do you get a retired pilot off of your front porch?

Pay for the pizza...

 

[Goose17]

another one...

A joke a captain told me on a previous trip;

Why shouldn't a first year probationary pilot eat the catering on the last leg?





So his kids don't smell food on his breath!



Goose17

 

[Badger]

Why are Pilots like Seagulls?

...Because all they do is Squawk, Shi#, and you have to throw rocks at them to make them fly.

Back to the regionals forum, see you in 10 years at FDX/UPS hopefully. Good luck.