763 catches fire at ORD; everyone evacuated, several minor injuries

[FWAAA]

Ground stop at ORD after AA 383 ORD-MIA catches fire on runway, may be rejected takeoff:

http://abc7chicago.com/news/crews-respond-to-plane-fire-at-ohare-/1577882/#gallery-3

Preliminary word is that all were evacuated.

 

[lpbrian]

Looks like it's A/C #345 a newer airframe.

 

[Deleted member 14439]

Yep. Hearing there was a #3 brake change last night in RDU.

 

[lpbrian]

Looks like the frame is a write off.

 

[Deleted member 14439]

Looks like the frame is a write off.

Yep, that thing is done.

 

[Rogallo]

Yep. Hearing there was a #3 brake change last night in RDU.

That is correct.
Looks like more then a brake fire though.

 

[Deleted member 14439]

That is correct.
Looks like more then a brake fire though.

Yeah for sure. I was wondering if the anti skid transducer was messed with. Contributing to the incident. Still, that's a bunch of fire!

 

[jimntx]

Chicago TV news was reporting that it was either a brake fire or an engine fire. In the video of the evacuation I am happy to report that we were not short of self-centered passengers who took their bags down the slide with them. No thought whatsoever of other passengers still on the plane if their bag should puncture the slide--especially since only the evacuation slides on a/c left could be used because the fire on a/c right was too intense. (Not judgin. Just sayin.)

http://abc7chicago.com/news/crews-respond-to-plane-fire-at-ohare-/1577882/

 

[Deleted member 14439]

Chicago TV news was reporting that it was either a brake fire or an engine fire. In the video of the evacuation I am happy to report that we were not short of self-centered passengers who took their bags down the slide with them. No thought whatsoever of other passengers still on the plane if their bag should puncture the slide--especially since only the evacuation slides on a/c left could be used because the fire on a/c right was too intense. (Not judgin. Just sayin.)

http://abc7chicago.com/news/crews-respond-to-plane-fire-at-ohare-/1577882/

Nice job by the crew getting everyone out safely. Bravozulu!

 

[jimntx]

APFA (American flight attendants' union) is reporting the incident as an engine fire. However, correction to my previous post...according to APFA some of the a/c right slides were used.

 

[bigjets]

Who does CF6 OH?

 

[Rogallo]

Reported at first as turbine failure then changed to aborted takeoff pending investigation.

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

IMHO, looks like an uncontained engine failure. the entire outer wing wing melted down.

Great that the crew aborted. had that been an airborne incident it could have been different.

 

[FWAAA]

IMHO, looks like an uncontained engine failure. the entire outer wing wing melted down.

Great that the crew aborted. had that been an airborne incident it could have been different.

Something that looked like part of a turbine disk crashed into a UPS facility, so you're probably correct:

A large rounded piece of metal believed to have come from the plane smashed through the roof of a UPS facility on the airport grounds and bounced off the floor, according to an airport worker. "It looks like a piece of a turbine disk from a jet engine," the worker said, adding it was too hot to touch.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-plane-fire-ohare-20161028-story.html

 

[La Li Lu Le Lo]

So why do you suppose the engine failed?