BOEING 737 MAX INCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION OVER ‘STUCK’ RUDDER PEDALS
The airline told Fox26 Houston that the aircraft involved, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was carrying 160 passengers and six crew members.
“We are removing luggage from the aircraft and will work to reunite customers with their belongings as quickly as possible. We are thankful for the actions of our crew to deplane all passengers safely,” United Airlines told Fox26 Houston.
The incident happened after a United Airlines flight traveling from Houston to Fort Myers, Florida, had to turn around for an emergency landing after experiencing an engine issue on Monday, the airline confirmed.
FLAMES SEEN SHOOTING OUT OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT BEFORE EMERGENCY LANDING
A video shared on Storyful by Dorian Cerda shows flames spewing out of one of that plane’s engines as a crew member acknowledged what was going on.
“Hey, ladies and gentlemen. We realize something happened outside,” the crew member said over the plane’s loudspeaker.
Cerda said they were about 15 minutes into the flight when the incident occurred. A statement from United Airlines says Flight 1118 landed safely back in Houston after the turnaround, and “passengers deplaned normally.”
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That plane was a Boeing 737-900, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
FOX Business’ Pilar Arias contributed to this report.
