Federal authorities stated Sunday that they’re investigating the emergency touchdown of a Frontier Airways airplane in Las Vegas.
The Federal Aviation Administration stated Frontier Flight 1326 from San Diego with 190 passengers aboard was within the technique of touchdown Saturday afternoon at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Worldwide Airport when the crew reported smoke within the cockpit and declared an emergency.
In an announcement, the FAA stated airport emergency crews extinguished a hearth on the airplane’s proper engine after it landed.
Witnesses on the airport reported seeing flames and smoke coming from the underside of the airplane.
Frontier officers stated there have been no reported accidents and all the passengers plus seven crew members exited the airplane utilizing the steps and had been transported to the terminal.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board introduced Sunday that it was launching an investigation into the incident together with the FAA.
