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Zimbabwe's CAA reports drill as Boeing 767 Accident
By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Aug 5th 2010 10:40Z, last updated Thursday, Aug 5th 2010 10:46Z
A suspected Boeing 767 accident at Harare Airport has turned out to be a disaster drill under realistic circumstances with actors playing victims and distressed relatives.
Aviation Officials said earlier confirmations of an accident were false.
The head of Zimbabwe's Civil Aviation Authority David Chawota had said earlier: "I can confirm that a 767 plane coming from London has had an accident at Harare airport".
The only link between London and Harare is Air Zimbabwe's service UM-722/UM-723 Harare-London Gatwick-Harare. Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 767-200 Z-WPE had flown UM-722 yesterday arriving in Gatwick at approx. 18:45L (17:45Z), the airplane is still in London however and estimated to depart today by 18:25L (17:25Z).
fonte:
The Aviation Herald
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Accident: United Airlines B763 at Chicago on Aug 4th 2010, brakes fire on landing
By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Aug 4th 2010 22:01Z, last updated Thursday, Aug 5th 2010 07:26Z
A United Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N644UA performing flight UA-949 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 178 passengers and 12 crew, had landed on O'Hare's runway 27L and was just about to turn off onto runway 22R when the tower ordered the crew to stop right there and hold position after a small brake fire was detected on the left hand main gear. The airplane stopped, an evacuation via the right hand slides was initiated while emergency services responded and quickly put the fire out. The evacuation was aborted, around 100 people had already come down the slides with others still on board. 3 passengers were taken to a local hospital, 3 more were treated at the airport.
Emergency services reported, that at least one brakes assembly caught fire. The right hand slides were deployed away from the fire. Emergency services treated a number of passengers who exited via the slides for minor injuries. 2 passengers were taken to hospitals with minor ankle injuries, another passenger was taken to hospital with chest pain, 3 other passengers were treated at the airport for scratches and bruises.
fonte:
The Aviation Herald
