UA flight has engine "issue," lands safely in NJ
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(AP) NEWARK, N.J. - Authorities say a United Airlines flight has landed safely at Newark after taking off from the airport for Berlin then returning when something apparently went wrong with the engine.
Airline spokesman Joe Micucci said the Boeing 757 "experienced a mechanical issue with the engine" after takeoff from Newark Liberty International Airport at 5:50 p.m. Saturday. He said Flight 96 landed safely about 8:10 p.m.
The plane was carrying 173 passengers and crew members. A Port Authority spokesman said no one was injured.
Kathleen Bergen of the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane crew initially reported "an issue" with the plane's left engine but the aircraft then began operating normally. She said that as a precaution, fuel was burned off west of Newark before the plane landed.
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- Whats more amazing is that modern day commercial jet engines are so well designed that a story of one engine hiccup makes nationwide news. This should be the story.
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- You are correct. The news media makes a big thing over nothing. You are always safer flying than driving. What does surprise me it the use of a narrow body jet for an overseas flight.
