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01/09/09 06:38 AM

2 flights with problems put airport crews on alert

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Crash and rescue crews at Buffalo Niagara International Airport were put on alert twice within an hour Thursday when two incoming flights reported mechanical problems.

Shortly before 1 p. m., a Continental Airlines flight arriving from Newark alerted the Buffalo tower its landing gear was stuck. The Continental Connection flight, with 29 passengers and crew on board, landed safely at 1:12 but had to be towed from the runway to the gate.

About 30 minutes later, a United Airlines flight from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D. C., notified the Buffalo airport its flaps were malfunctioning. The United Express flight, with 30 people onboard, landed safely at 1:55.

No injuries were reported in either incident.


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