An Atlas Air flight had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after its engine caught fire over South Florida.
Flight 5Y095, an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane, departed from Miami International Airport (MIA) en route to Puerto Rico on Thursday at approximately 10:11 p.m. ET.
An Atlas Air spokesperson said it began experiencing an engine malfunction, immediately turned back to Miami International Airport, and landed safely within an hour.
“Mayday, mayday…We have an engine fire,” the audio recording released by Air Traffic Control said. “Request access back to the airport. No, we’ll go ahead and land. We have five souls onboard.”
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Only in Dade posted a video where a witness captured flames from one of the plane’s engines.
“The crew followed all standard procedures and safely returned to MIA,” said Atlas Air in a statement, noting safety is the company’s top priority. Atlas Air also said it will conduct a thorough inspection to determine what caused the malfunction.
The plane remained in the air for less than an hour.
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