Airplane stops takeoff at Logan Airport after capturing flames, smoke

A airplane stopped its takeoff at Boston Logan Worldwide Airport Tuesday afternoon after flames and smoke spurted from the again of the plane, a video captured by Boston25 Information exhibits.

Swiss Worldwide Air Strains Flight 55, headed to Zurich, Switzerland, halted its takeoff round 6:25 p.m. as a result of “engine points,” in response to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA additionally briefly paused some arrivals to the airport earlier than the airplane taxied off the runway, the administration mentioned in an announcement.

“The Swiss plane returned to Logan for a report of a loud noise,” a Massachusetts Port Authority spokesperson mentioned. “There have been no accidents.”

Each Massport and the FAA directed additional inquiries to the airline.

SWISS didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

The incident is below investigation by the FAA.

A Swiss Worldwide Air Strains airplane from Boston to Zurich stopped instantly at Logan on Tuesday after an engine downside despatched smoke and flames capturing out of one in every of its engines.

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