7/24/08 - Authorities are investigating yet another near miss in the skies -- this time at Chicago's O'Hare Airport -- marking the third such incident in the past month.
El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747-200F cargo plane, takes-off from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Holland). Metal fatigue in the fuse pin holding up the inner engine on the right wing causes it to fail and force the engine to break off. The engine running at full power shot forward and knocked out the outer engine and damaged 30 ft. of the wing. The lift between the wings becomes unbalanced, but at its current speed, the plane is able to remain relatively level in the air. However, 8 minutes later, when the crew slow down the plane for landing, Flight 1862 banks greatly to the right and loses altitude.
PlusFAA Re-evaluates JFK Runway ProceduresFAA Re-evaluates JFK Runway ProceduresThe Associated PressThe Federal Aviation Administration is studying whether to again change takeoff and landing procedures after a second near-collision at John F. Kennedy International Airport in less than a week.