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Occurrence for a Delta's airplane at the Pittsburgh's airport (VIDEO)

Pittsburgh, USA - No one on board was killed, and only 4 people have reported minor injuries

Last Saturday afternoon, a Delta Airlines plane departed from the airport of Pittsburgh had an occurrence during the landing at the airport in Atlanta. The rear landing gear of the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 registration N941DL, with 50 people on board caught fire. Rescuers arrived quickly and they immediately extinguished the flames. It is not yet clear what was the main cause of the fire....

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Rome, Italy, 05/30/2011 14:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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