http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ohare-close-call_06jun06,0,170= 4191.story Close call at O'Hare: FAA cites controller error involving 2 airliners coming into airport No injuries or damage in incident By Jon Hilkevitch <jhilkevitch@xxxxxxxxxxx> Tribune reporter June 6, 2009 An air-traffic control error led to a close call between two airliners flying to O'Hare International Airport earlier this week, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The incident occurred Monday and involved two American Airlines planes landing on parallel runways that are 4,800 feet apart. The FAA assigned its highest level of severity to the incident, which is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 making a turn under the direction of an air-traffic controller crossed in front of a Boeing 767, the FAA said. The two planes were at the same altitude and only 0.35 miles apart laterally at the closest point, according to a preliminary FAA review. Because of an error by the controller working O'Hare traffic from the FAA's radar facility in Elgin, the MD-82 "overshot the final approach coarse for Runway 28" and encroached on the airspace restricted for use by the 767 that was on a straight-in approach to Runway 27 Left, according to the FAA and the NTSB. Both planes landed safely and no injuries or damage to the aircraft was reported. Copyright =A9 2009, Chicago Tribune <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".