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Fri, Oct 03, 2003

Rough Landing For Con Air

May Be A Sequel Idea for Tommy Lee Jones...

It's tough being a con these days -- and it seems that having to evacuate a burning 727 whilst wearing handcuffs is just one of the skills a prisoner has got to learn in stir... but can you just imagine the cabin briefing?

Sounds like an idea for a movie, no?

**   Report created 10/2/2003   Record 10   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: DOJ41        Make/Model: B727      Description: B-727
  Date: 10/01/2003     Time: 1730 
  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: CHICAGO                     State: IL   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
DEPT OF JUSTICE FLIGHT 41, B727, LANDED AT O'HARE ARPT ON RWY 22R, UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AND WHEELS FAILED. (IT APPEARED THAT THE TIRES WERE EXPLODING AND A FIRE WAS OBSERVED IN THE SAME VICINITY VISIBLE FROM THE TOWER.) THE PASSENGERS (PRISONERS IN HANDCUFFS) EXITED VIA THE AFT STAIRS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. CHICAGO, O'HARE, IL

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Business      Phase: Landing      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: UNKN                        Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: CHICAGO, IL  O'HARE      Flt Plan:              Wx Briefing: 
  Last Radio Cont: UNKN   Last Clearance:  
  FAA FSDO: WEST CHICAGO, IL  (GL03)              Entry date: 10/02/2003

FMI: www.faa.gov

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