FedEx Freight plane made urgent landing at Newer Me International Airport in Newark Newark, after the strike bird caused the engine fire.
Air traffic after the emergency land at about 8 hours on Saturday, shortly stopped as a precaution, but the operations continued soon after, Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Three people were on board, and everyone must have come down from the plane, Valens said.
No injuries have not been reported, and the fire on the cargo plane was contained for the engine, Valens said.
“We have to go back to the airport”
Audio recorded by LiveaTC was captured by a person calmly saying that FedEx airplanes needed to “immediately turn off for a possible bird strike”. “We have to go back to the airport.”
Moments later, another person’s saying is heard: “We believe we saw their engine off the right wing.” The audio indicates that the strike of birds occurred when the plane was a few hundred meters from the ground.
FedEx spokesman said that the plane was sent to Indianapolis, but due to the strike of birds, “he declared an emergency situation and returned to Newark after engaged in the resulting engine damage”, which included the engine fire.
“Training, expertise and professionalism, which our FedEx pilots were exemplary. We are grateful in the rapid procedures of our crew and the first responsibilities,” said spokesman, Austin Kemker.
“They acted like champions”
Kenneth Hoffman, a pilot on the second flight, said his flight was pushed, they heard from air traffic control that it was urgent. Hoffman published video on the social networks of FedEx airplanes at Newark Airport with a shooting of flames on their part as it slowed down to stop fire rescue equipment nearby. While it sounded like everyone was fine, there was a lot of smoke and the airport was closed for 15 to 20 minutes, Hoffman said.
The reply of the pilot was great, Hoffman said.
“They shook it like Champs,” he said the associated press. “At the end of the day, our training is done.”
The Federal Aviation Administration announced that the incident would investigate. FAA statement said that “strike was damaged by one of the Boeing 767 engine”. The National Transportation Security Committee also said to explore.
Bird strikes rarely force urgent landing
Bird strikes are planes airplanes that sometimes cause great disorders. Birds are crucified to lower the jet Captain “Sully” Sullenberger landed on the Hudson River 2009. years.
Faa said bird strikes increasing, with more than 19,000 wild animals striking at 713 airports in 713. in 2023. years. Only rarely cause so many nozzles to be forced that the nozzles are forced to be nozzles that the nozzles are forced that the nozzles are forced that the nozzles are forced to be forced that are forced to be The nozzles forced to make it forces for the jetliners to make the nozzles forced that the nozzles are forced to be the nozzles of the coercion that nozzles are forced to make emergency.
Landing in Newark comes at the time of reinforced awareness of flight problems. In the last month in North America, there were four main aircraft. They include a delta flight that Toronto’s landing rolled 17. February, 6. February Traveler plane in Alaska who killed all 10 people on board, and 26. January on Wednesday between Military helicopter and American airline flight At Reagan National Airport, who killed all 67 on two aircraft.
2025-03-02 01:43:00
