Jetliner Forced to Land After Blowout of 2 Tires
Associated Press
NEW YORK —
An Air Jamaica jumbo jet blew two tires during takeoff Sunday in Baltimore and was forced to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, officials said.
The Lockheed L-1011, with 340 passengers aboard, landed safely after dumping 15,000 pounds of fuel over the Atlantic, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the cause of the blowout.
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