A FedEx cargo plane is seen amongst air freight containers at a FedEx regional hub.
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A FedEx cargo plan made an emergency touchdown at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a hen strike brought on an engine hearth that might be seen within the morning sky.
The airplane landed at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport throughout the emergency, mentioned Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. There have been no reported accidents, and hearth on the cargo airplane was contained to the engine, Valens mentioned.
Audio recorded by LiveATC captured an individual calmly saying the plane wanted to “shut down for a attainable hen strike” instantly. “We have to return to the airport.”
Moments later, one other individual is heard saying: “We imagine we noticed their engine fall off the proper wing.” The audio signifies the strike occurred when the airplane was a number of hundred ft off the bottom.
Video by Mike Bova exhibiting FedEx airplane within the sky, in Newark, N.J., on March, 1, 2025.
The emergency touchdown brought on air site visitors to be briefly halted as a precaution, and operations resumed shortly after, Valen mentioned. The emergency touchdown occurred simply after 8 a.m.
A spokesperson for FedEx mentioned the airplane was headed for Indianapolis.
“Our crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark. We’re grateful for the fast actions of our crew and first responders,” mentioned the spokesperson, Austin Kemker.
The Federal Aviation Administration mentioned it should examine the incident. FAA mentioned in an announcement that the “strike broken one of many Boeing 767’s engines.”
The emergency touchdown comes at a time of heightened consciousness of flight issues. Previously month, there have been 4 main aviation disasters in North America. They embrace the Feb. 6 crash of a commuter airplane in Alaska that killed all 10 people on board and the Jan. 26 midair collision between an Military helicopter and an American Airways flight at Nationwide Airport that killed all 67 aboard the 2 plane.
