Chicago firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:15 PM Friday to a report of an aircraft that slid off of a runway or taxiway at O’Hare International Airport Chicago, IL. Firefighters on the scene reported the nose gear slid into the grass with 185 passengers and crew on board.
#UA734 Chicago off the runway. Everyone is fine and calm. I've flown 2 million miles and never seen this before. pic.twitter.com/dGkrMISVGs
— Don Dodge (@DonDodge) January 22, 2016
#UA734 everyone is OK. Emergency crews coming. Plane is off runway, stuck in the snow. pic.twitter.com/UJFAzUm9px
— Don Dodge (@DonDodge) January 22, 2016
Initially there are no injuries reported. Runway 9L/27R near the incident is closed down. The aircraft, believed to be a United Airlines Boeing 737-924ER remained powered up, but firefighters expected passengers would deplane at the incident site.
Passengers are expected to be deplaning and transferring to buses on the airfield at O’Hare.
The aircraft is expected to be towed to a secure area after the passengers deplane.
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Apparently after landing, UAL #734 was getting ready to turn off the runway when the nose gear slide into the grassy…
Posted by Emergencies Behind the Scenes on Friday, January 22, 2016