MD-80 vs 777 CHICAGO June 28, 2007 some photos 1 - 4XS rudder damage 6-27-07 (7).JPG (0/5)

Updated: 5:09 p.m. CT June 28, 2007

CHICAGO - The wing of a departing jetliner struck the tail of another
plane on a holding pad at O'Hare International Airport during a severe
thunderstorm, authorities said.
No injuries or fuel spills were reported.
Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Wendy Abrams said the
accident occurred about 3:50 p.m. Wednesday when the wing of a taxiing
United Airlines B777 struck the tail of a stationary American Airlines
MD80.

The United plane appeared undamaged and taxied back to the gate a short
time after the collision, but American spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan
said the American plane suffered damage to its rudder and remained on
the holding pad for about an hour before returning to the gate.
Fagan said American Flight 1817 was carrying 136 passengers and five
crew members and had been scheduled to depart for Seattle.
United spokesman Jeff Kovick said United Flight 149, bound for San
Francisco, was carrying 347 passengers and a crew of 11.
Fagan and Kovick said the airlines were working to get the stranded
passengers out on later flights.
Tony Molinaro of the Federal Aviation Administration said his agency
was investigating the accident and had notified the National
Transportation Safety Board. Molinaro said aircraft operators are
responsible for maintaining their distance from one another on the
holding pad.



got these photos from my brother that fixes this at O'Hare

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