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PAL flight makes emergency landing at LAX after engine spews flames

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<p>MANILA - A Philippine Airlines flight made an emergency landing after one of its engines started emitting smoke and flames shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday (Friday in Manila).</p><p>PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said PAL Flight 113 with 347 passengers and 18 crew members departed LAX at 11:45 a.m. LA time (3:45 a.m. Manila time).</p><p>She said that 2 minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 777&#x27;s engine 2 started experiencing technical problems.</p><p>&quot;Nagkaroon ng problema &#x27;yung engine 2 at nagkaroon ng release ng flames,&quot; the spokesperson told radio DZMM.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">FLASH REPORT: Eroplano ng Philippine Airlines, nag-emergency landing sa Los Angeles International Airport matapos magkaaberya kasunod ng pag-takeoff, ayon sa tagapagsalita nito. <a href="https://t.co/EkJEvNOSCv">pic.twitter.com/EkJEvNOSCv</a></p>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1197654785945559041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>A PAL statement said Captain Tristan Simeon and the flight crew elected to turn back to the airport and make a precautionary landing. The aircraft landed at 12 noon local time.</p><p>The fire was already put out before the plane landed, Villaluna said.</p><p>&quot;All 347 passengers deplaned safely and are now being assisted in their flight rebookings...Everyone is safe,&quot; she said.</p><p>She said the incident is now under investigation, noting that all PAL planes undergo rigorous safety checks.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A Boeing 777 bound for Manila suffered an apparent engine failure shortly after takeoff and made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, the FAA said <a href="https://t.co/pGeo3l1gbA">pic.twitter.com/pGeo3l1gbA</a></p>— Reuters (@Reuters) <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1197672289837338624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Boeing and General Electric, which makes the GE90 engine for the 777 twin-aisle jetliner, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The cause of the apparent engine failure was not immediately clear.</p><p>&quot;You saw bursts of flames, little flames shooting out from the engine,&quot; said Andrew Ames, a 36-year-old fitness professional in Los Angeles, who watched as the plane ascended over the ocean after takeoff. &quot;It almost looked like backfire flames from a motorcycle or car.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I had never seen a plane spew flames repeatedly. Then it stopped. As soon as it stopped, I saw the plane bank left, like it was heading back to airport,&quot; Ames said.</p><p>While the cause of the apparent engine failure was not immediately clear, it comes as Boeing faces intense scrutiny over twin deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX single-aisle jetliner. The 737 MAX has been grounded worldwide since March. <strong>With a report by Reuters</strong></p>

<p>MANILA - A Philippine Airlines flight made an emergency landing after one of its engines started emitting smoke and flames shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday (Friday in Manila).</p>

MANILA - A Philippine Airlines flight made an emergency landing after one of its engines started emitting smoke and flames shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday (Friday in Manila).