Pilot says brakes seemed less effective than usual before a United Airlines jet slid off a taxiway
A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong investigative team A United Airlines jet slid off a taxiway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on March 8, causing significant damage to the plane. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary report, stating that the plane's brakes seemed less effective than usual and the plane and brake pedals shook violently just before it slid off the taxiway. No passengers were injured. The plane was heavily damaged, with the left main landing gear breaking off. The NTSB does not give a reason for the accident.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Federal officials are issuing a preliminary report about a United Airlines jet that slid off a taxiway at a Houston airport last month. According to Thursday’s report by the National Transportation Safety Board, the United captain said the brakes seemed less effective than normal. He says the plane and brake pedals shook violently just before the Boeing 737 Max slid off the taxiway into a grassy area on March 8 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The plane was heavily damaged, including the left main landing gear breaking off, but none of the people on the plane were injured. The preliminary report doesn’t give a reason for the accident.
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