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A Boeing catches fire in the middle of a flight: a video from Miami has since gone viral.
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Horrifying images of a Boeing plane.
A cargo plane caught fire over Miami, and a video of the incident is circulating online.
Miami – Dramatic scenes occurred just 14 minutes after takeoff.
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 caught fire and was forced to make an emergency landing.
One engine had caught fire.
The incident took place on January 19 in the USA.
Flames in the sky: Video shows burning Boeing 747-8
"Oh my God!
It's burning.
Oh my God!
It's burning, Mom," a young woman's voice can be heard in a video of the incident circulating on social media.
Sparks fly, the Boeing leaves a trail of flames behind.
“I hope they make an emergency landing,” says the young woman.
And that's exactly what the pilot of the plane did.
The cargo plane was originally scheduled to fly from Miami to San Juan with five people on board.
Instead, it landed back in Miami almost 50 minutes after takeoff.
Boeing makes emergency landing in Miami: No injuries in engine fire
The engine was apparently damaged during the climb.
“We have an engine fire,” the pilot radioed, according to channel recordings
available for U.S. flights on
liveatc.net .
Shortly afterwards the Boeing turned around and landed at its departure airport.
Data from
Flightaware
documents the canceled flight.
As dramatic as the footage of the burning plane is, fortunately no one was injured in the incident, as the
Reuters
news agency reports.
Back in circles to Miami: The Boeing had to abort the flight to San Juan due to an engine fire.
© Screenshot/Flightaware
Nevertheless, questions naturally arise.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have begun investigations.
An initial inspection discovered a softball-sized hole in the engine, the NTSB said.
However, the cause of the hole is still unclear.
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Investigations after fire incident: Boeing aircraft in focus
Boeing, the manufacturer, is assisting the NTSB and Atlas airline in the investigation.
According to the FAA, the affected Boeing 747-8 is eight years old.
GE Aerospace, the manufacturer of the engines, is also involved in the investigation.
Boeing is currently involved in further investigations.
Following an incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX 9, several airlines are currently inspecting aircraft of this type.
Another recent incident that caused a stir involved a Boeing passenger plane that lost a window shortly after takeoff.
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