After a video showed a United flight's engine on fire shortly after departing Houston, the airline is giving more details about what caused that.
The fire to a United flight out of Houston was caused by bubble wrap being sucked into the plane's engine, according to the airline.Bubble wrap is believed to be the reason behind the fire caused to a United flight engine that departed from Houston, according to the airline.
The incident, which was caught on camera, happened Monday shortly after the Boeing 737 took off from Bush Airport, headed toward Fort Meyers, Florida. United said bubble wrap was sucked into the plane's engine. It's unclear how it happened, but the airline said employees are always looking for litter on tarmacs."The plane was nosediving, and the pilot was bringing the plane back up," a passenger told ABC13 on Wednesday. "The plane was also rocking back and forth a lot."Copyright © 2024 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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