AA and DELTA declare fire Mayday at BOS
Is it conceivable that these events are related?
1. Incident: American B738 at Boston on May 27th 2010, fire alert
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, flight AA-1875 from Boston,MA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 166 people on board, was climbing from 8000 to 14000 feet out of Boston, when the crew (quite agitated) declared emergency due to a possible fire on board and requested to return to one of Boston's runways 22. The airplane levelled off at 10000 feet, the crew donned their oxygen masks, a few minutes later the crew requested runway 04R. About 12 minutes after the crew declared emergency the airplane landed safely on runway 04R and stopped on the runway. Emergency services found no trace of fire, smoke or heat. The runway was closed.
2. Incident: Delta Airlines MD88 at Boston on May 27th 2010, burning odour
A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, flight DL-1373 from Boston,MA to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) with 83 people on board, was departing Boston maintaining 14000 feet, when the crew reported a burning odour in the back of the aircraft, declared emergency and requested to return to Boston. The airplane returned to land on runway 04R 12 minutes after emergency was declared, the airplane turned off the runway onto runway 33R where emergency services checked the airplane.
Emergency services found no trace of fire, smoke or heat.