One coming in with an engine fire to RDU.

9/2/2013 6:35:50 PM

oh dear

flight number?

9/2/2013 6:37:44 PM

no idea. Just had a paramedic friend call and tell me they're scrambling all the emts/fire to the airport now.

9/2/2013 6:38:51 PM

Quick. To the choppa!

9/2/2013 6:40:04 PM

9/2/2013 6:45:56 PM

Some needs to be on scene for some pictures

9/2/2013 6:45:57 PM

anyone got a radio feed to listen to?

9/2/2013 6:52:23 PM

http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=rdu

9/2/2013 6:54:08 PM

http://www.liveatc.net/flisten.php?mount=krdu2&icao=krdu

9/2/2013 6:55:38 PM

oh shit i read the thread title as "might be in a plane crash in a few minutes"

9/2/2013 6:55:56 PM

From the Flightaware page:

Quote :

"Raleigh-Durham Intl (KRDU) is currently experiencing all inbound flights being held at their origin until monday at 07:30p EDT."

9/2/2013 6:57:40 PM

Heard on that feed they are doing fuel checks and maybe having a few circle around.

9/2/2013 7:01:31 PM

From twitter:

Quote :

"Report says birdstrike RT @aegt just went thru an 1 engine emergency landing at RDU on #WN 220. Lots of #LUV to the pilots @SouthwestAir"

https://twitter.com/search?q=rdu%20emergency&src=typd

9/2/2013 7:01:39 PM

Andrew C. Oliver ?@acoliver 3m
Emergency landed at RDU southwest flight 220. Birdstrike


Also:
Flight path via flightaware


[Edited on September 2, 2013 at 7:09 PM. Reason : flight path]

9/2/2013 7:02:35 PM

http://www.wral.com/plane-strikes-bird-returns-safely-to-rdu/12844638/

9/2/2013 7:26:24 PM

damn terrorist raghead birds

9/2/2013 7:29:22 PM

9/2/2013 7:33:24 PM

A Southwest Airlines flight that took off from Raleigh-Durham International Airport Monday afternoon returned within about 30 minutes after striking a bird, airport officials said.
Flight 220 was destined for Chicago and took off just before 6 p.m. One engine damaged and shut down, it returned to RDU by 6:30 p.m.

No one was injured.

A passenger told WRAL News that Southwest was bringing in another plane to give Chicago-bound travelers the option to leave later Monday evening. Most chose to re-book for Tuesday, he said.

9/2/2013 8:51:37 PM

TWW ACTION NEWS!

Didn't Southwest have another issue just a few weeks ago from Nashville to LGA? I'm going LGA to Nashville in 12 days. They are getting pretty unlucky.

9/2/2013 9:57:19 PM

they're just getting all their bad luck out of the system before your departure

9/2/2013 10:00:15 PM

Hope you're right lol.. not gonna lie it's kinda making me nervous. I'm flying in for a wedding so I think I might just have to be wasteyface even before I arrive.

9/2/2013 10:05:56 PM

delayed me taking off by about 45 minutes

9/2/2013 10:14:26 PM

See...

Even birds want to delay you from going to chicacoland before you drop dead from a bullet with all the gang violence...

9/3/2013 3:16:04 AM