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17. May 2010, 19:17
Cockpit Fire in US Flight Causes Emergency Landing 9
May 17 (Telegraph) -- A fire in the cockpit of a United
Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles caused an emergency
landing outside Washington, according to the Federal Aviation
Administration.
The fire aboard the Boeing 757 was extinguished before the
plane landed Sunday night at Dulles International Airport and no
injuries were reported, FAA spokesman Holly Baker said.
Passenger Phil Lobel said he saw someone bring a fire
extinguisher to the cockpit during the incident and other
passengers later showed him pictures they took of flames in the
cockpit.
United Airlines spokesman Mike Trevino said the plane took
off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and was
diverted to Dulles, where it landed. All 105 passengers and seven
crew members got off safely, Trevino said. He did not have any
other details.
Mr Baker said the FAA was investigating the fire but to her
knowledge, there was no criminal activity involved.
The National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith
Holloway said Monday the board has assigned three people to
investigate the case. He said they will be examining the cockpit
to determine the cause of the fire.
Mr Lobel said the plane landed within about 20 minutes and a
half-dozen or more emergency vehicles met the aircraft in
Virginia. Some of the passengers on the flight were celebrities,
he said.
May 17 (Telegraph) -- A fire in the cockpit of a United
Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles caused an emergency
landing outside Washington, according to the Federal Aviation
Administration.
The fire aboard the Boeing 757 was extinguished before the
plane landed Sunday night at Dulles International Airport and no
injuries were reported, FAA spokesman Holly Baker said.
Passenger Phil Lobel said he saw someone bring a fire
extinguisher to the cockpit during the incident and other
passengers later showed him pictures they took of flames in the
cockpit.
United Airlines spokesman Mike Trevino said the plane took
off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and was
diverted to Dulles, where it landed. All 105 passengers and seven
crew members got off safely, Trevino said. He did not have any
other details.
Mr Baker said the FAA was investigating the fire but to her
knowledge, there was no criminal activity involved.
The National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith
Holloway said Monday the board has assigned three people to
investigate the case. He said they will be examining the cockpit
to determine the cause of the fire.
Mr Lobel said the plane landed within about 20 minutes and a
half-dozen or more emergency vehicles met the aircraft in
Virginia. Some of the passengers on the flight were celebrities,
he said.