Houston (AP) – The passengers were evacuated by slides and stairs of a Houston main airport airport on Sunday after a engine problem during takeoff caused smoke and fire on the ‘Right wing.
The flight 1382 of United Airlines in New York was interrupted while it was still on the track shortly after 8:30 am at George Bush Intercontinental airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a press release.
There was no injury and the passengers were transmitted to the terminal, said the FAA.
The takeoff was stopped after the Airbus A319 “received an indication on an engine,” said the press release.
KPRC-TV obtained the video of an orange flame passenger and smoke spitting a wing as it was on the track. A passenger can be heard, “Please, please take us out of here.”
The flight had 104 passengers and five crew members and was to go to New York Laguardia airport, United Airlines said in a statement.
“The passengers moved to the track via a combination of slides and stairs and were transformed to the terminal,” said the airline. “We have aligned another plane to take customers to 14:00 CT.”
The FAA said it would investigate the incident.
Concerns about flight safety were raised after two recent fatal accidents this year. A American Airlines Jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members Having entered outdoors In Washington, DC, with an army helicopter carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors. And in PhiladelphiaA small jet crashed in a lively district, killing seven people.
