Sun Gljare may have been a factor that contributed to a recently close failure that included a jet in the southwest Chicago Midway International Airport, The preliminary report of the National Transport Safety Committee (NTSB) was discovered.
AND Southwest Airlines The flight was forced to perform a maneuver while coming to landing when a smaller Flexjet aircraft began with a taxi across from the aircraft on the runway on February 25th. The incident was shot in a dramatic video.
The NTSB preliminary report stated that the Flexjet Flying Flying Company directed the soil control to “turn left on the 04L runway, Cross Runway 31l, then hold on to the 31C runway”, where the southwest plane arrived.
“According to the post-incident statement, the LXJ560 flight crew indicated that, while they turned left on the rack 4L/22R, the sun interfered with the visibility of the right side of the aircraft”-a meter in which the southwestern jet moved toward them, the report said.
Southwest flight barely misses a collision at Chicago Midway International Airport
The flight crew in the southwest performed a maneuvering maneuver to avoid a possible incident with a private jet that crossed the Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning. (Streamtime Live)
He added that Flexjet Flight Crew “did not remember seeing any short lines/pavement marks or any other signs for the 31L intersection, while the taxi driver on the 04L/22R runway.
“They further stated that the 13R/31l runway seemed to have a very similar width in taxi drivers and did not recognize it as a runway,” NTSB reported. “The captain stated that as he approached the 13C/31C runway, he thought it was a runway 13r/31l. When they approached the intersection of the runway, the crew stated that they were watching and not watching SWA to the right [Southwest] Aircraft in the finals. ”
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“As the LXJ560 approached the short Hold line for the 31C runway, Ground Controller sent LXJ560 to be held short but not recognized,” the NTSB states.
A diagram showing the Flexjet aircraft passenger paths, in Southwest Airlines blue and plane, Orange on February 25 at the Chicago Midway International Airport. (NTSB)
After the incident, the Flexjet aircraft captain parked the plane and “then contacted the operator to inform them of the possible deviation of the pilot, evaluated their benefit to continue the flight, and then left for about 25 minutes after the ravine in the runway,” NTSB added, NTSB,
Southwest Flight 2504 From Omaha, Nebraska, he finally landed, making a maneuver of precaution to avoid a “possible conflict” with Flexjet aircraft, Southwest said in a Fox News statement at the time of the incident.
“The crew followed safety procedures, and the flight landed without an incident,” a spokesman for the southwest told Fox News in a statement. “Nothing is more important for the southwest than our customers and employees.”
The NTSB preliminary report suggested that Sun glare could have been a factor that contributed to the incident on February 25th in Chicago. (NTSB)
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“We are aware of the phenomena … in Chicago,” a spokesman for Flexjet said. “Flexjet adheres to the highest safety standards and we are conducting a thorough investigation. Any action for correcting and ensuring that the highest safety standards are done.”
Stephen Sorace and Greg Wehner, Fox News Digital, contributed to this report.
