16.07.2025, 14:44
The engine of the plane with 166 passengers on board ignited in the sky
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS The engine of a Sun Country Airlines plane ignited during a flight to the United States. CNN writes about this.
It is specified that the incident occurred on Monday, July 14, with a Boeing 737 airliner heading from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. There were 166 people on board.
"We hadn't been in the sky for 25 minutes when we heard a sound like a lightning strike or an explosion,— passenger Ruth Sorensen told the newspaper. "We heard the engine shut down after that, and flames came out."
The traveler added that her fellow travelers held hands and comforted each other, preparing for the worst. Due to the fire, the pilots declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport, where fire trucks met the flight. The landing was successful.
"We slept on the airport floor from 3:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to catch a new Sun Country flight and return home," Sorensen confessed.
In June, the engine of an American Airlines passenger jet caught fire in the sky and was captured on video. Representatives of the carrier said that shortly after takeoff, the aircraft returned to the departure airport due to a mechanical malfunction.
It is specified that the incident occurred on Monday, July 14, with a Boeing 737 airliner heading from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. There were 166 people on board.
"We hadn't been in the sky for 25 minutes when we heard a sound like a lightning strike or an explosion,— passenger Ruth Sorensen told the newspaper. "We heard the engine shut down after that, and flames came out."
The traveler added that her fellow travelers held hands and comforted each other, preparing for the worst. Due to the fire, the pilots declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport, where fire trucks met the flight. The landing was successful.
"We slept on the airport floor from 3:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to catch a new Sun Country flight and return home," Sorensen confessed.
In June, the engine of an American Airlines passenger jet caught fire in the sky and was captured on video. Representatives of the carrier said that shortly after takeoff, the aircraft returned to the departure airport due to a mechanical malfunction.
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