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Last week, I wrote about an American Airlines Boeing 787-9 that accidentally sucked a cargo container into its right-side engine 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. Now, it happened again in the same spot at the airport with a JetBlue aircraft.
Wait— seriously??!!
“I can confirm B6 injested something, same intersection for the ground traffic as AA47.”
— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) October 22, 2024
JetBlue flight B6 811 had landed from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and was crossing the same intersection between Terminals 3 and 5 when this incident occurred. No injuries have been reported.
.@JetBlue flight surrounded by emergency vehicles at @fly2ohare @nbcchicago @WGNNews @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/tIK99zaBBO
— Ross Bennett (@Ross_MBennett) October 22, 2024
Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is under construction and has become a bit of a challenge with arrivals and departures incurring longer wait and taxi times. I have had a few flights recently where it took more than 40 minutes to get to a gate after landing.
Anthony’s Take: Once is an accident, but twice is a genuine issue. This needs to be resolved ASAP as the costs associated with this damage are huge.
(Featured Image Credit: JetBlue.)
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I somewhat know the area where the first incident took place (and it sounds like the second one was in same place). It is a roadway that bisects a main taxiway and is pretty much the main and only direct way to drive between Terminal 5 and the 1/2/3 complex. Aircraft obviously have the right of way and do not stop. So ground traffic has to go when they see an opening and frequently they speed in excess across. This isn’t great, especially with the cargo/bag containers as used on widebodies. They essentially just sit on rollers on the flat dollies/trailers and have some clamps that loosely fit over a lip around the bottom to keep them from sliding off. It doesn’t take much or just forgetting to set a clamp for one to depart the cart. It’s just not a great place for ground vehicles and aircraft traffic to interact. Maybe there’s a solution in future airfield designs.