Doing a search of FBOWeb it also shows an AAL9962 MD82 (instead of MD83) departing FTW for DFW today (15 July) David R http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html =>-----Original Message----- =>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of =>Michael Burris =>Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 19:00 =>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =>Subject: => => =>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. =>> =>-- =>No virus found in this incoming message. =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.16/50 - Release Date: 7/15/2005 => -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.16/50 - Release Date: 7/15/2005