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2008/08/05

LAX Emergency Landing




What: American Airlines Boeing 757 Flight 31 Honolulu-bound airliner
Where: emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport
When: The flight took off at 8:48 a.m but returned 57 minutes later
Who: The flight was carrying 188 passengers and six crew members. Six passengers were examined for possible minor injuries.
Why: There was some type of smoke odor in the cabin,

Note Fire trucks were supposed to spray streams of water to welcome an Airbus A380 — the world's largest jetliner — flown by Emirates Airlines, but the emergency delayed the Emirates flight.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Watch the video of the evacuation closely. The over-wing exit doors never open. Nobody in the media has explained why. I sit near those doors on 757s all the time. Is there something wrong with them??