Two commercial airliners clipped each other at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday, causing no injuries, according to Federal Aviation Administration officials.
According to the FAA, the wing of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 hearing to Los Angeles struck the tail of a United Boeing 787 heading to Honolulu just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday as both planes were taxiing on different runways.
"It felt like we hit a pothole. Some people felt it, some didn't. Nonetheless, a few minutes later, the pilot got on the PA and said that we had a tail strike," Sean Lewis, a reporter for local news outlet WGN and a passenger on one of the planes, said after the incident.
A spokesperson for American Airlines said in a statement: "During taxi-out at Chicago (ORD), American Airlines flight 1979, with service from ORD to Los Angeles (LAX), made contact with a nearby aircraft on the taxiway. Customers deplaned normally at the gate and will re-depart on a replacement aircraft this afternoon. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this caused."
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