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United flight aborts takeoff at Chicago O'Hare due to blown tires

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

According to air traffic control audio from ATC.com, a pilot on a nearby plane, said: "We saw lots of chunks of tire going down the runway."

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  1. NBC Chicago

    United passengers deplane on O'Hare runway after tire blows during take off (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight out of O’Hare Airport were forced to deplane on the runway after the plane’s tire blew out during takeoff on Thursday. Around 1:45 p.m., United Airlines Flight 455 from Chicago to Pheonix “safely aborted takeoff” after the Boeing 737-900 blew a tire.

  2. WGN Chicago

    United Airlines flight blows tire during takeoff at O'Hare (opens WGN Chicago)

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    A United Airlines flight blew a tire during takeoff at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Thursday afternoon.

  3. Fox32 Chicago

    United flight blows tire during takeoff at O'Hare Airport, passengers deplane (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A United Airlines flight blew a tire during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday afternoon, forcing the aircraft to stop its takeoff and passengers to deplane, according to the airline. United flight blows tire at O'Hare during takeoff United Flight 455 was headed from O'Hare to Phoen…

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    United Airlines plane blows tire during takeoff at O'Hare airport, FAA says (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A United Airlines plane blew a tire during takeoff Thursday at O'Hare airport, the FAA said. Video showed the emergency response on the runway.

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    United flight aborts takeoff at Chicago O'Hare due to blown tires (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    According to air traffic control audio from ATC.com, a pilot on a nearby plane, said: "We saw lots of chunks of tire going down the runway."

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