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2nd Attempt at Orlando Flight Keeps all Wheels


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What: Icelandair Boeing en route from Keflavik to Orlando
Where: Reykjavik
When: May 18, 2012
Who: 200 passengers
Why: After being delayed by a wheel falling off, and burning off fuel for hours on May 19, 2012, the Icelandair flight had to return to Reykjavik, where they made an emergency landing one wheel short and left a trail of smoke. A replacement flight delivered about 200 passengers to Sanford International Airport in Orlando at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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