Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport were suspended briefly after a fire grounded a departing US Airways jet late this afternoon, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. No injuries were reported, and airport operations resumed at 5:54 p.m., about 10 minutes after the incident occurred, said Ron Marsico, a Port Authority spokesman. The fire in or near an engine on US Airways Flight 687 was extinguished with water by Port Authority Police firefighters, Marsico said, and the jet taxied back to the the gate with all passengers and crew on board.
(Video) Plane Makes Emergency Belly Landing At Newark Liberty Airport
A US Airways flight from Philly to Newark had to make an emergency “belly landing” early Saturday morning after the plane’s landing gear on the left side of the aircraft jammed. Thankfully nobody was hurt during the dangerous landing. A “belly landing” is when a plane’s belly touches down on the runway causing sparks to fly which may lead to a fire. Emergency crews were on sight and quickly sprayed the plane and tarmac down to avoid flames post-landing at about 1.am. The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating what cause the plane malfunction which lead to the airport being shut down for an hour and planes being delayed for close to eight hours. Check out the video of the emergency landing below.
