Robert Besser
06 Feb 2025, 15:42 GMT+10
HOUSTON, Texas: Passengers had to leave a jet at Houston's main airport on February 2 after an engine problem during takeoff caused smoke and fire on the right wing.
United Airlines flight 1382 was heading to New York City but had to stop on the runway around 8:30 a.m. at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
No one was hurt, and passengers were taken back to the terminal by bus. The FAA said the Airbus A319 stopped taking off because it showed a warning about one of its engines.
A local news station, KPRC-TV, got a video from a passenger showing flames and smoke coming from the wing as the plane sped down the runway. A passenger can be heard saying, "Please, please, get us out of here."
The flight had 104 passengers and five crew members. United Airlines said passengers left the plane using slides and stairs and were then taken to the terminal by bus. At 2:00 p.m., another plane was arranged to take them to New York's LaGuardia Airport.
The incident comes after two deadly plane crashes this year. In Washington, D.C., an American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into an Army helicopter, killing everyone on board. In Philadelphia, a small jet crashed in a busy neighborhood, killing seven people.
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