Terrified crowd looks on in horror as plane bursts into flames
Terrified crowds looked on in horror as a Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 plane burst into flames when landing on the tarmac at Seattle airport on Tuesday.
The plane was reportedly on a ferry flight from Washington, intended to deliver the aircraft back to its base with members of the crew the only people on board.
The shocking footage was captured by people waiting at the terminal.
Waiting to taxi to our gate at #seatac
A plane just landed with what appears to be an engine fire. It went out on its own before fire trucks arrived. Hopefully everyone is ok! pic.twitter.com/Cc8yZgMwSv— Cheryl Mander (@messymoose) November 8, 2017
Hawaiian Airlines told CBS news the aircraft, “experienced a left engine issue on final approach”.
“A left engine fire reported upon landing was extinguished by the aircraft fire extinguishing system and local fire officials,” the airline said.
Interestingly, the US Federal Aviation Administration has a different version, telling CBS the plane “experienced a right engine flyer fire upon landing. The fire had already been extinguished by the time fire crews arrived at the aircraft”.
What are your thoughts? Have you ever encountered an aircraft issue?
Hero image credit: Twitter / Cheryl Mander