Pilots at the controls of an American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Seattle to New York on September 22 had to switch to backup battery power after they lost all electrical power while in cruise flight over Michigan. Those batteries are designed to supply power to the airliner for only about 30 minutes, but the jetliner stayed airborne for over two hours until the flight deck crew made an emergency landing at Chicago O'Hare International. But as Flight 268…
Safe but Scary Landing for Powerless B-757
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