"A United Airlines Boeing 787 turned around 15 minutes after takeoff from Los Angeles on Monday after smoke and alarms suggested a fire in one of its two jet engines. United told Business Insider in a statement that there was a "possible engine fire." It added that none of the 268 passengers and crew on board the plane were seriously injured, and that passengers were bused to the terminal and flown out on a different aircraft."
"Recordings from the website LiveATC.net reveal the crew initially thought the fire was out but received additional "fire indications" for the left engine despite using the extinguishers, prompting the decision to evacuate passengers. "People will be coming out the right side, the side toward the runway; we prefer to stay right here and just get people off," one of the pilots can be heard telling firefighters after landing."
"Pilots are trained to handle engine failures and fires and to remain calm in emergency situations. Airliners like the Boeing 787 are designed to fly safely on one engine. It's unclear what caused the engine issue, but previous incidents at United and other carriers involved bird strikes and metal fatigue."
A United Airlines Boeing 787 encountered a possible engine fire approximately 15 minutes after departing Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. Smoke and alarms indicated a fire in one of the aircraft's two engines, prompting the pilots to turn the plane around. The aircraft landed safely at LAX within 40 minutes, and all 268 passengers and crew members evacuated without sustaining serious injuries. Passengers were transported to the terminal and rebooked on a replacement flight to New Jersey, which departed eight hours after the original scheduled time. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. Pilots are trained to manage engine failures and fires, and modern airliners like the Boeing 787 are designed to operate safely on a single engine.
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