Yahoo Autos A Boeing 747 Shot Sparks Through The Sky When One Of Its Engines Failed
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane shot sparks through the Miami sky last week after one of its engines failed shortly after taking off from Miami International Airport. The plane was heading to Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico, though it is not known exactly what cargo this plane was carrying at the time of the engine failure. Luckily, the pilot landed the aircraft safely back at the Miami airport after the catastrophic engine failure.
After a string of very public failures, Boeing can’t seem to catch a break. Most recently, a door plug failed on a Boeing 737 Max on a flight from Portland to Seattle, leaving a gaping hole in the side of a passenger-carrying plane. That lead to United Airlines and Alaska Airlines grounding their commercial fleet of their Boeing 737 Maxes. The Daily Beast reports,
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A witness saw the explosion and recorded the cargo jet shooting sparks out of its engine as it took a wide turn to perform the emergency landing back at Miami International Airport. An Atlas Air representative told The Daily Beast that safety is always their top priority and they will be conducting a thorough investigation. When The Daily Beast reached out to Boeing for comment, the company said it would be supporting the NTSB investigation into the incident, but referred the publication to the jet engine manufacturer GE Aviation for comment. GE Aviation did not immediately respond for comment.
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