Current:Home > MarketsUnited flight forced to return to Houston airport after engine catches fire shortly after takeoff-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
United flight forced to return to Houston airport after engine catches fire shortly after takeoff
View Date:2024-12-23 20:07:25
HOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire.
Several of the 167 passengers aboard the Boeing 737 took video showing a line of flames shooting out of the engine, KTRK-TV reported.
“I remember there was just this bright, flashing light that came through the window, and it sounded like a bomb went off, and then it was just a strobe of fire out the window,” said David Gruninger, who was on the connecting flight home to Florida with 15 of his friends after attending a wedding in Mexico.
FlightAware shows Flight 1118 taking off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 6:40 p.m. It turned around at 6:52 p.m.
“It was our left engine, our number one engine, that was surging when we were climbing through about 10,000 (feet), and flight attendants saw momentary flames back there,” a pilot can be heard saying on radio transmissions.
The plane landed back at Bush Airport at 7:13 p.m., just 33 minutes after takeoff.
“It was a very turbulent ride back, and it was a pretty harsh landing,” Gruninger told KTRK. “This is something I’ll remember every time I get on a flight now.”
United flew its passengers to Fort Myers a few hours later on a different plane.
The plane with engine trouble is scheduled to depart Bush Airport for Orlando at 7:20 a.m. Thursday.
Emails from United provided by a passenger show they offered travelers a $200 flight credit and a $15 meal voucher.
“United flight 1118 returned to Houston shortly after takeoff due to an engine issue. The flight landed safely, and the passengers deplaned normally. We arranged for a new aircraft to take our customers to their destination, which departed for Fort Myers later that evening,” the airline said in a statement.
veryGood! (285)
Related
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chancellor to step down at end of academic year
- Engines on 1.4 million Honda vehicles might fail, so US regulators open an investigation
- What to know about Mississippi Valley State football player Ryan Quinney, who died Friday
- RHOBH's Kyle Richards Shares Reaction to BFF Teddi Mellencamp's Divorce
- Arizona Supreme Court declines emergency request to extend ballot ‘curing’ deadline
- Kirk Herbstreit berates LSU fans throwing trash vs Alabama: 'Enough is enough, clowns'
- Jared Goff stats: Lions QB throws career-high 5 INTs in SNF win over Texans
- One person is dead after a shooting at Tuskegee University
- Miami Marlins hiring Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as manager
- Stock market today: Asian stocks decline as China stimulus plan disappoints markets
Ranking
- Burt Bacharach, composer of classic songs, will have papers donated to Library of Congress
- 1 dead, 2 children injured in wrong-way crash; driver suspected of DWI: Reports
- NFL playoff picture Week 10: Lions stay out in front of loaded NFC field
- Arizona Supreme Court declines emergency request to extend ballot ‘curing’ deadline
- Republican Gabe Evans ousts Democratic US Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado
- When does 'Dune: Prophecy' come out? Release date, cast, where to watch prequel series
- NY forest ranger dies fighting fires as air quality warnings are issued in New York and New Jersey
- Unexpected pairing: New documentary tells a heartwarming story between Vietnam enemies
Recommendation
-
Tennessee suspect in dozens of rapes is convicted of producing images of child sex abuse
-
Trump is likely to name a loyalist as Pentagon chief after tumultuous first term
-
Oregon's Dan Lanning, Indiana's Curt Cignetti pocket big bonuses after Week 11 wins
-
Lala Kent Swears by This Virgo-Approved Accessory and Shares Why Stassi Schroeder Inspires Her Fall Style
-
One person is dead after a shooting at Tuskegee University
-
Atmospheric river to bring heavy snow, rain to Northwest this week
-
When does 'Dune: Prophecy' come out? Release date, cast, where to watch prequel series
-
Chiefs block last-second field goal to save unbeaten record, beat Broncos