A Boeing 737 Max aircraft declared an emergency landing in Florida after experiencing an engine problem, the FAA says
No passengers were aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 8701, which was being ferried from Orlando International Airport to Victorville, California, for short-term storage, the airline said.Just before 3 p.m., the two pilots aboard the flight reported"a performance issue with one of the engines shortly after takeoff," the airline said. "The crew followed protocol and safely landed back at the airport.
The runway shutdown did not impact other traffic, an airport spokeswoman said. Southwest said the aircraft will be moved to its Orlando maintenance facility for a review. American Airlines is canceling 90 flights a day because of 737 Max groundingThe Trump administration said it grounded the fleet in light of information gathered at the site of the crash of a March 10 Ethiopian Airlines flight.
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