Jet Engine Bursts Into Flames After Takeoff, Forcing Emergency Landing
A FedEx cargo plane bound for Indiana was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, March 1 after flames began shooting from one of its engines shortly after takeoff.
Videos circulating on social media show the Boeing 767-3S2F with one of its engines engulfed in flames as it approached Newark airport. It landed back at 8:07 a.m., just minutes after takeoff.
Subsequent videos showed the plane on the runway as fire trucks raced up to extinguish the flames.
Authorities say the incident was caused by a bird strike, but resulted in no injuries.
'FedEx Flight 3609 from Newark to Indianapolis experienced a bird strike during takeoff. Our crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark. We are thankful for the quick actions of our crew and first responders,' a FedEx representative told The New York Post.
It's the latest in a series of frightening aviation incidents in the U.S. this year, including a mid-air collision in Washington D.C. between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter that caused the deaths of 67 people and a crash landing in Toronto that flipped a Delta flight upside down but miraculously resulted in no deaths.
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