Monday, July 25, 2016

Delta plane's engine catches fire and makes emergency landing at RDU International Airport in NC






The plane taxied to Terminal 2 under its own power and passengers got off.

Updated 18 mins ago
RALEIGH DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (WTVD) -- A passenger plane made an emergency landing at RDU Monday morning after a reported fire in an engine.

Officials said the Delta Boeing 717 on a flight from Tampa, Florida to New York's LaGuardia Airport with more than 100 people on board landed safely.

The pilot reported one of the engines was on fire and it was extinguished in midair. The crew dumped most of the remaining fuel on board before landing.



The plane landed just after 9:30 a.m. and taxied to Terminal 2.

Delta said another aircraft is being flown to RDU so that the passengers can continue their flight.