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Lifting Gear Hire and Imperial Crane Join Together To Remove Plane
Lifting Gear Hire Corporation and Imperial Crane Services, Inc., both based
in Bridgeview, Illinois, recently joined forces to remove Southwest Airlines
flight
1248 from the intersection of West 55th Street and Central Avenue in Chicago
after the plane skidded off a runway at Midway Airport. Imperial Crane used
Lifting Gear Hire's Modulift 50 spreader beam system, a lifting solution known
for its
ability to accommodate awkward loads, to move the Boeing 737-700 jet.
"A spreader beam was needed to complete this task, and the Modulift system
was a reliable choice," said Ricky Bohne of Imperial Crane Services, Inc.,
who supervised the rigging at the site. "In order to move the plane, we
set the Modulift beam at 13 feet. The top rigging included 25' 40,000 lb round
slings, doubled. Two 12' round slings, each with a 66,000 lb capacity, were used
on the sides. In addition, we used 50' 90,000 lb round slings hooked to each
landing gear for towing the plane backwards. We were able to successfully move
the airplane back over the curb, through the fence and into the hangar without
creating any more damage in about 9 hours. Everything went as planned - timely
and cautiously," Bohne explained.
"The use of the Modulift beam was an integral part of moving the jet back
into the hangar," said Tony Fiscelli, General Manager of Lifting Gear Hire's
U.S. headquarters. "Its ability to be quickly assembled and its span versatility
contributed to the timely removal of the plane in this emergency situation."
Lifting Gear Hire Corporation, a subsidiary of LGH Group plc, specializes
in the rental, sales, service, inspection and testing of lifting and winching
equipment.
"Our business is about managing resources, solving problems and helping
our customers to work safely, efficiently and cost effectively by minimizing
the cost of equipment ownership," explained Pat Fiscelli, Vice President
of LGH's USA Operations.
For more information about the Lifting Gear Hire Corporation, visit their
website at www.lghusa.com.
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