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A FedEx airplane made an emergency landing after one of its engines caught fire.
Video footage captured the Boeing 767-3S2F shooting flames before landing at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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WATCH: FedEx Flight 3609 makes emergency landing at Newark Airport after engine catches fire pic.twitter.com/K2uyWF1v5o
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From the New York Post:
A second clip shows the blaze reaching several feet as two of the airport’s fire trucks raced toward the plane upon its landing.
The sudden ignition was caused by a bird strike, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and FedEx.
“FedEx Flight 3609 from Newark to Indianapolis experienced a bird strike during takeoff. Our crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark. We are thankful for the quick actions of our crew and first responders,” a FedEx representative told The Post.
The jet was forced to land at 8:07 a.m., just nine minutes after takeoff, flight data showed.
It is not clear how severe the fire was, or the extent to which the engine was damaged, but the plane was cleared to make its journey to Indiana at 9:30 a.m., according to Flight Aware.
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Just in ! A Federal Express Boeing 767-3S2F aircraft (N178FE) returned back to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) owing to issues with its right engine (GE CF6-80C2B6F) just now.
Flight: https://t.co/YORC4AX1ps
🎥 Captured by: Sofiane@sofianezmln22#aircraft #aviation pic.twitter.com/uRvQXoJYT8
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) March 1, 2025
Per Evening Standard:
Witnesses described hearing a “loud boom” as the right engine erupted in flames. Multiple social media videos posted to X show the plane’s engine on fire both in flight and after landing on the tarmac.
One terrifying video recorded by shocked onlookers captured the plane flying overhead with visible flames. Another angle filmed from inside a car on the New Jersey Turnpike clearly shows smoke and fire coming from the engine. A third video shot from Elizabeth, adjacent to the airport, shows the flaming aircraft flying over a residential neighbourhood.
This incident adds to growing concerns about aviation safety following a series of recent mishaps. In January, an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., killing all 67 victims, including world champion figure skaters from the US and Russia.
Just this Tuesday, another American Airlines flight from Boston Logan International had to loop around overhead when the pilot spotted another plane preparing to take off from the same runway at Reagan National.
A nearly identical incident happened the same day at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, where a Southwest Boeing 737-8H4 had to quickly abort its landing after spotting a private jet in its path. No injuries were reported in that incident.