A spectacular sequence. A Boeing 747 cargo plane of the US airline Atlas Air made an emergency landing on Thursday night in Miami (southeastern United States), after a problem with one of its engines shortly after takeoff, the company informed on Friday. the AFP. The landing was filmed by several witnesses from the ground.
“Help help”
According to a recording of approximately six minutes of exchanges with the control tower published on the specialized site liveATC.net and consulted by AFP, the pilot of the plane warned of an “engine fire”, after having launched a distress call. , Help.
He then requested authorization to return to land at the airport and specifically specified, in response to the air traffic controller, that he had “five souls on board.”
The plane “landed safely after experiencing an engine malfunction shortly after departure,” an Atlas Air spokesperson said in a statement.
The US Civil Aviation Regulatory Agency (FAA) confirmed in a press release the incident that occurred around 3:30 GMT on Friday on this flight bound for Puerto Rico and initiated an investigation.
In an incident report published on its website, it states that an inspection carried out after the theft had detected a “hole the size of a softball (approximately a grapefruit, ed.) on the number 2 engine.”
Source: BFM TV
