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An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 accidentally sucked a cargo container into its right-side engine yesterday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). The aircraft was taxiing to a gate in Terminal 5 when it accidentally ingested the container. Needless to say, this destroyed the container and damaged the engine.
American Airlines 787 ingests a cargo container into its right engine while taxiing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
It's reported that a ground vehicle towing the containers crossed a taxiway when the jet blast of a A350 blew one of the containers towards the 787.
The… pic.twitter.com/VoRz2OCZbK
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) October 18, 2024
The container sucked into the engine was a standard unit load device, which is commonly used to transport cargo, bags, and other items.
Rest assured, there will be many more photos of this incident – here's another one. If I had to guess, the container that was ingested was an AKE ULD (Unit Load Device), which can carry luggage, cargo, etc. They are an industry standard container that practically everyone uses. pic.twitter.com/MwFAZvsdVG
— Windy City Wheelman (@WindyCityDriver) October 17, 2024
The engine does not look great and the aircraft has been taken out of service. The incident will be investigated, but initial reports suggest that a jet blast from an Air France Airbus A350-900 might have caused the container to go into the engine. This is a costly incident that will likely make American pay a small fortune to replace.
Anthony’s Take: It will be interesting to see what comes of an investigation and the true cause of this accident. American looks like it’s going to need to significantly repair or buy a new engine.
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