Federal authorities mentioned Sunday that they’re investigating the emergency touchdown of a Frontier Airways aircraft in Las Vegas.
The Federal Aviation Administration mentioned Frontier Flight 1326 from San Diego with 190 passengers aboard was within the strategy 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 mentioned airport emergency crews extinguished a fireplace on the aircraft’s proper engine after it landed.
Witnesses on the airport reported seeing flames and smoke coming from the underside of the aircraft.
Frontier officers mentioned there have been no reported accidents and all the passengers plus seven crew members exited the aircraft 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.
