In a rare sequence of events at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation following two separate incidents of aircraft tire damage occurring just hours apart on Monday.
According to the FAA, the first incident involved an American Airlines aircraft which experienced a blowout of two tires during its landing at O’Hare in the early afternoon.
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The concerned flight, AA Flight 386, had safely touched down around 2 p.m. after departing from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, as confirmed by FAA officials.
In the wake of the tire damage, passengers were evacuated without incident using stairways from the aircraft, as reported by the FAA.
By 3:45 p.m., aerial footage from Chopper 7 revealed an array of emergency response vehicles, including fire trucks and police cars, encircling the American Airlines aircraft, ensuring the situation was under control.
Buses were seen near the plane to take passengers to the terminal. The aircraft has been taken out of service to be inspected by American, the airline said.
“We thank our team members for their professionalism and we apologize to our customers for their experience,” the airline said.
Delays at O’Hare at the time were less than 15 minutes.
Hours later, United flight 739 from Omaha, Nebraska plane suffered tire damage when it arrived at O’Hare, the airline said.
Those on the plane got off using stairs and boarded buses back to the terminal.
This comes less than a week after a United plane had to abort takeoff after blowing tires.
And earlier this month, a Southwest Airlines jet had nose gear tire issues while landing at Chicago Midway International Airport.
No one has been hurt in the incidents.
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