AIRLINE: What type of plane? Mike Burris Cambridge, Mas --- David MR <damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > American Airlines Flight From Long Beach Makes > Forced Landing > Fuel Gauges Reportedly Malfunction > > POSTED: 5:12 am PDT July 15, 2005 > > FORT WORTH, Texas -- An American Airlines plane full > of passengers was forced to land Thursday at Fort > Worth Meacham Airport, about 20 miles west of > Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. > > According to a local NBC report in Dallas, the pilot > of the plane initially radioed that the plane's fuel > gauges malfunctioned before deciding to land at > Meacham Airport after the pilot decided to land > there. > (note from David R: does this paragraph make sense > to anybody?) > > "We started banking again really hard to the left > and right," said one passenger. > > "And all of the sudden he dove out of the sky," said > another. "Then he came on after we landed and said > we were having fuel problems." > > American Airlines officials said flight 1456 was en > route to D/FW Airport from Long Beach, Calif., when > it was diverted. > > Air traffic controllers directed the plane to the > Naval Air Station Joint Reserve base, but American > Airlines officials said the captain noticed he was > closer to Meacham. He radioed Meacham tower, which > cleared him to land. American Airlines officials > added that this was well within the captain's scope > of authority in this emergency, and found nothing > wrong with his actions. Buses soon arrived to finish > the trip to D/FW Airport, which was a welcome sight > for weary passengers. > > "I missed my flight to Boston," said one passenger. > "So, I'm going to head out in the morning." > > American Airlines was helping connecting passengers > book other flights, and helping local passengers get > their baggage. > Copyright 2005 by NBC4.tv. >