A FedEx cargo airplane has made an emergency touchdown after one among its engines caught fire mid-air after hitting a hen.

The airplane, a Boeing 767, was as soon as headed from Newark, Unusual Jersey to Indianapolis, Ind. and landed support Newark Liberty Global Airport lower than 10 minutes after takeoff, in line with flight tracking web web negate online FlightAware. Videos of the burning airplane in flight were shared on social media.

The Federal Aviation Administration released a observation after the airplane landed. “FedEx Flight 3609 safely returned to Newark Liberty Global Airport around 8 a.m. native time on Saturday, March 1, after inserting a hen while departing,” the government company said. “The strike damaged one among the Boeing 767’s engines. The flight was as soon as headed to Indianapolis. The FAA will investigate.”

FedEx also shared its absorb observation. “FedEx Flight 3609 from Newark to Indianapolis experienced a hen strike all over takeoff,” the corporate said, per NBC Files. “Our B767 crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark atter going by the following engine distress, including an engine fire.”

The observation persisted, “The practising, trip, and professionalism demonstrated by our FedEx pilots was as soon as exemplary. We are grateful for the short actions of our crew and first responders.”

The aviation incident is one among loads of reported this week. On Feb. 25, an American Airways commercial flight from Boston to Virginia delayed its touchdown at Virginia's Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport to steer clear of hitting one other airplane departing from the same runway.

“American Airways flight 2246 landed safely and usually at DCA after it was as soon as quick by Air Traffic Protect an eye on to entire an typical drag-around to allow one other airplane more time for takeoff,” the airline said in a observation to E! Files. “American has a no-fault drag-around coverage as a drag-around is no longer a typical flight maneuver and can happen nearly daily within the Nationwide Airspace System.”

One day prior, a Delta Air Lines airplane en route to South Carolina returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Global Airport after the crew reported conceivable smoke within the flightdeck, the FAA said.

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