
Pictured: A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82)
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Contact photographer Royal S King
What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas-80 en route from Chicago to Fort Myers FL
Where: Southwest Florida International Airport
When: December 6, 2009
Who: 95 on board
Why: When a fire was observed on the right about 3 feet (1 meter) from the fuselage, ATC moved the flight ahead of several other planes to land safely at Southwest Florida International Airport’s runway 6. Emergency crews were on standby; firemen and ATC saw neither flames nor smoke.




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