FLIGHT DELAYS: SMOKE INVESTIGATION FINDS FAULTY VENTILATION MOTOR AT CHICAGO TRACON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY ON BOWES RD, ELGIN

TUE MAY 13 2014 ~11:32 AM
ELGIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
SMOKE INVESTIGATION FAA TRACON BUILDING
1100 BOWES RD ELGIN, IL

SMOKE FROM A FAULTY MOTOR IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AT FAA CHICAGO TRACON ID C90 (AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR FACILITY). SMOKE WAS INVESTIGATED BY FIREFIGHTERS AND TRACON MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

ENGINE, TOWER, BC, TWO AMBULANCES ON SCENE.

THE FLIGHTAWARE MISERY MAP WAS AT ITS WORST AT 1:45 PM WITH 144 DELAYS REPORTED AND 55 CANCELLATIONS REPORTED FOR O'HARE.

GROUND STOP IN EFFECT: NO FLIGHTS ARE DEPARTING AND NO FLIGHTS BOUND FOR CHICAGO O'HARE OR MIDWAY ARE TAKING OFF.

FAA WORKERS WERE EVACUATED AND WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THE BUILDING AT 12:50 P.M.

AT 1:45 PM
CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (KORD)
ALL INBOUND FLIGHTS BEING HELD AT THEIR ORIGIN UNTIL TUESDAY AT 02:00PM CDT

DEPARTURE DELAYS AN AVERAGE OF 1 HOURS 3 MINUTES

ARRIVAL DELAYS FOR AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT AN AVERAGE OF 30 MINUTES

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See also ... 
flightaware.com/miserymap

airportschicago.com/p/delays.html