New Jersey-bound United flight makes emergency landing at LAX after engine fire

A New Jersey-bound United Airlines formation that took disconnected Monday successful Los Angeles made an exigency landing soon aft departure owed to an motor fire, aviation officials said. 

United Airlines Flight 2127 took disconnected from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) astir 10:15 a.m. earlier turning astir an hr aboriginal due to the fact that of a near motor issue, the Federal Aviation Administration told Fox News Digital. 

United formation 2127 safely returned to Los Angeles to code an contented with 1 of the engines," United told Fox News Digital. "Customers deplaned via slides and airstairs and were bused to the terminal.

A United Airlines airplane made an exigency landing Monday astatine Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) pursuing a occurrence successful the near engine, authorities said.  (KTTV)

The hose said nary of the 256 passengers and 12 unit members connected committee the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner pitchy were injured. The FAA didn't specify the contented with the near engine.

Video footage of the level connected the tarmac shows fume coming retired of 1 of the engines arsenic firefighters blast h2o inside. 

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Air postulation is seen connected the runway astatine Los Angeles International Airport connected Dec. 25, 2022. Los Angeles Police Department said they were alert of the protest, and asked radical to enactment distant owed to the postulation impact. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

The airliner was headed to Newark Liberty International Airport earlier it turned around. The FAA said the incidental is nether investigation.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A spokesperson for LAX declined to remark and referred immoderate inquires to United. 

A United Airlines level bound for LAX turned astir mid-flight aft a "potential information concern." (Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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The passengers were bused to a terminal and a antithetic craft was arranged to alert them to their destination, United said. 

"We are grateful to our pilots and formation attendants for their speedy actions to support our customers safe," the hose said. 

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