Plane returns to US airport with engine on fire (video)
Illustrative photo: Delta Air Lines airplane (Getty Images)
A Delta Air Lines passenger plane managed to return to Los Angeles airport after an engine fire. The airliner landed despite the engine engulfed in flames, according to the BBC.
A Boeing 767-400 flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta almost crashed due to a fire. One of the engines caught fire during takeoff.
Despite the flames engulfing the left engine, the airliner managed to turn around, circle, and land safely on the airport runway.
“Delta flight 446 returned to Los Angeles shortly after departure following an indication of an issue with the aircraft's left engine,” the airline's spokesperson commented.
The situation with the plane was caught on video and published on the LA Flights YouTube channel. The video shows that the plane's left engine is on fire, but the pilots managed to maneuver and land the plane.
On July 16, a missing Mi-8 helicopter was found in Russia, which had been out of contact for almost two days. The aircraft crashed into a hill in the Khabarovsk Krai, killing all five people on board.
A medical plane crashed at London Southend Airport on July 13. It happened during takeoff. There were four people on board, all of whom died in the crash.
