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NEED TO KNOW
- Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport was briefly closed on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 19
- JetBlue flight 543 reported “smoke within the cabin” and “engine points” and returned to Newark simply 17 minutes into its journey
- In an announcement, JetBlue mentioned, “Security is JetBlue’s prime precedence. We’re centered on supporting our prospects and crewmembers and can work intently with the suitable federal authorities to research what occurred”
“Smoke within the cabin” compelled a JetBlue flight to return to Newark airport and make an emergency touchdown.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 19. The flight took off from Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport at 5.30 p.m. however returned roughly 17 minutes later. Per CNN, passengers had been “evacuated onto the tarmac,” with NBC noting that the evacuation down the emergency slides regarded “orderly,” with no apparent casualties.
The airline says the Airbus A320 had an “engine problem” and there was “smoke within the cabin,” the outlet reported.
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In accordance with LiveATC.internet, the pilot instructed air visitors controllers to request “fireplace rescue check out the left facet engine to ensure there wasn’t some kind of fireplace.”
“We acquired smoke within the again. We’re going to should be evacuating right here in a second,” the pilot mentioned.
“He’s going to tug the chutes,” the emergency responder mentioned, indicating the deployment of the emergency slides.
“Consideration all plane, Newark Airport is closed,” the air visitors controller added.
Newark airport was briefly shut, as is protocol in an emergency touchdown scenario. “You don’t need to have emergency visitors dodging incoming planes, so you need to shut all of it down,” NBC reported. “The primary precedence is ensuring passengers are secure,” the outlet added.
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In an announcement, the airline mentioned, “Security is JetBlue’s prime precedence. We’re centered on supporting our prospects and crewmembers and can work intently with the suitable federal authorities to research what occurred,” per CNN.
PEOPLE has reached out to Jet Blue, Port Authority of Newark and the FAA for updates however didn’t instantly obtain responses.