- 88 pax on a 767 LAX-JFK run? Albeit on a Sunday... I guess when UAL talks about load-factors, and my flights are always stuffed to the rafters, these are the flights that cause the average to be 75%. Matthew On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 12:05 PM, Douglas Schnell wrote: > Oil leak catches fire after jet lands > > > > September 22, 2003 > > > > Syracuse firefighters doused a smoking engine on a United Airlines jet > Sunday afternoon after it was diverted to Syracuse for an emergency > landing > while flying from Los Angeles to New York. > > The Boeing 767 jet was diverted to Syracuse after the pilot noticed an > engine oil pressure indicator light flashing. The plane landed without > trouble and taxied to a remote section at Syracuse Hancock > International > Airport. After the passengers got off, leaking oil caught fire, > Syracuse > police officer Barbara Kilian said. > > United sent a plane from Boston to take the 88 passengers and seven > crew > members from Syracuse to JFK International, said Jeff Green, speaking > for > United. - Mike McAndrew > > C 2003 The Post-Standard. Used with permission.