U.S. Airways Flight 1702 in Philadelphia headed to Fort Lauderdale blew a tire on takeoff & takeoff was aborted. The Airbus 320 blew a tire, slid off the runway and onto the grass. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Just a lot of frayed nerves. There are also reports that US Airways flight 1702 engine caught fire.
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Emergency crews assessing passengers of US Airways Flight 1702 after plane blows tire at Philadelphia Int'l: pic.twitter.com/hVIbqxJQr9
— ABC News (@ABC) March 13, 2014
Photos of the @USAirways Fl. 1702 incident at #Philadelphia #PHL. Possible rejected takeoff, nose gear collapse. http://t.co/dWnouox3gm
— DFW Tower.com (@dfwtower) March 14, 2014
US Airways #1702 was an Airbus A-320, carrying 149 passengers and five crew members.
— Dave Prohaska (@dprohaska) March 14, 2014
#BREAKING– US Airways flight 1702 blew tire during takeoff at PHL. Watch Fox 29 NOW for live coverage. pic.twitter.com/bFE0mdkvy1
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) March 13, 2014