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Problems with engine forced a Northwest Airlines plane to land

Washington, USA - Some passengers wondered whether the problems may have been caused by mechanics strike

A Northwest Airlines plane has been forced to an emergency landing due to a mechanical trouble with an engine and landing gear last Saturday. The US carrier’s DC-9 was flying from Memphis, Tennessee, to Minneapolis, when it was forced to divert to Saint Louis Airport, Missouri, at 10:25am after inform the control tower that one engine was out. Airport sources unveiled that pilot would have also found a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 126702
Rome, Italy, 09/12/2005 18:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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