Pilot Says Brakes Seemed Less Effective Than Usual Before United Airlines Jet Slid Off Taxiway

Pilot Says Brakes Seemed Less Effective Than Usual Before United Airlines Jet Slid Off Taxiway
A United Airlines jet after leaving the taxiway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on March 8, 2024. Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP
The Associated Press
Updated:

HOUSTON—The captain of a United Airlines jet said the brakes seemed less effective than normal and the plane and brake pedals shook violently just before the Boeing 737 Max slid off a taxiway in Houston last month.

According to a preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilots were uncertain about ground conditions as they broke through clouds and saw the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.