By Roxana Navarro
May 27, 2024, 8:37 PM EDT
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported on a United Airlines plane that had to abort takeoff after one of its engines began to catch fire on the afternoon of this Monday, May 27.
A United Airlines flight bound for Seattle had an incident, in which there were no injuries, since when trying to take off from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, on Monday afternoon it had to suspend the trip, in addition to stopping temporarily suspend incoming flights.
There were 148 passengers on the flight.
The incident occurred around 2:00 p.m. when the pilot of United Flight 2091, an Airbus A320, was forced to abort takeoff due to the accident, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Authorities confirmed that at that time the plane was carrying 148 passengers and five crew members.
United’s ground crew, along with airport firefighters and a medical team, quickly responded to the emergency.
They towed the plane
The plane was towed from the taxiway to its gate, where all passengers disembarked safely.
During the emergency, the FAA temporarily stopped all incoming flights to O’Hare Airport. A few hours later, operations resumed normally, the FAA confirmed.
Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) officials said the situation was resolved without further incident.
Passengers were moved to other planes
United Airlines stated that passengers who were affected on the accident flight had to be transferred to alternative flights.
This day the airport is almost at its maximum occupancy, as many travelers move for the long holiday weekend.
So far, authorities have not reported what caused the engine fire on the United Airlines plane.
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