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A United Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas. A local broadcaster reported on Friday.
After landing, the plane’s engine caught on fire, according to the citing of airport officials.
The plane had departed from Newark, New Jersey, and was en route to Denver, Colorado. There were 199 people on board the Boeing 737 plane, per the report.
A passenger on the flight, told the news outlet he had heard a reverberating sound coming from the plane’s right side. He added that one flight attendant had instructed passengers to stay in their seats.
“Thankfully, we survived,” Widler continued. He added that the pilot took 20 minutes to fly the plane and descend to Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita.
Another passenger on the flight, told a news agency that the flight attendants on board kept their composure despite the “uneasy” landing.
A United Airlines spokesperson told a news agency in a statement that the flight had landed safely in Wichita.
The airline did not state if passengers have since continued their journey to Denver or what time it arrived in Wichita.
Passengers deplaned normally at the gate and there were no reports of injuries, the spokesperson said.
The Federal Aviation Administration also confirmed the incident to the news agency. They told the news outlet that no passengers or crew members were injured.
Several Boeing 737 plane engines have caught on fire in recent months.
In December, a Boeing 737 plane flying across Russia made an emergency landing after its engines went up in flames.
In July, the FAA said it was investigating an engine fire involving a United Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane flying to Newark, New Jersey.
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