Flames on a plane — Hawaiian Airlines engine catches fire during landing
A frightening light show caught the attention of air travelers inside the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport late Tuesday.
They looked out onto the runway to see an arriving Hawaiian Airlines plane catch fire.
Several bystanders tweeted about the flaring flames.
Not something you see everyday @SeaTacAirport. Looks like an apparent engine caught fire. Luckily the pilot knew what to do it appears @komonews pic.twitter.com/hrFGsTx8x2
— Garth Dip Lip (@jasonavbc) November 8, 2017
Air traffic control noticed a fire in the left engine, airport spokesman Perry Cooper said. Cooper said the pilots were notified and the fire was extinguished as the plane taxied.
Jason Grisham was waiting for his flight when he heard a noise that sounded like tires popping. “Then all of a sudden the fire ignited and started shooting out,” he said in a Twitter message.
The flight was a ferry with just crew and no passengers. It was being moved from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., to the Sea-Tac airport. The aircraft was towed to a hangar for an investigation.
Other Twitter users posted about the incident.
Witnessed #Hawaiianairlines roll by me on the tarmac at SeaTac with the port side engine totally on fire. Flames were as long as the plane. Glad everyone is safe now.
— Jeremy Soule (@mistersoule) November 8, 2017
Odd how brand new A330 coming from interior installation gets engine fire on 32-mile ferry flight from Everett to SeaTac. #aviation #travel https://t.co/X921sQGHSB
— Ian Kluft (@ikluft) November 8, 2017
Hawaiian Air plane lands with engine on fire lands at Washington's Seatac airport https://t.co/kRYAzCsZdw via @EVN_Newsroom
— Derek Bowler (@BowlerDerek) November 8, 2017
Plane with engine on fire lands at Washington's Seatac airport https://t.co/CQGRxcrHZi via @EVN_Newsroom
— Derek Bowler (@BowlerDerek) November 8, 2017
When you’re casually working your flight at SeaTac and you turn around from a plane being so loud to see it on fire on the run way. Thank god nobody is hurt. ♀️
— HeidiBoo♉️ (@heidi_lynn4) November 8, 2017
Waiting to taxi to our gate at #seatac
— Cheryl Mander (@messymoose) November 8, 2017
A plane just landed with what appears to be an engine fire. It went out on its own before fire trucks arrived. Hopefully everyone is ok! pic.twitter.com/Cc8yZgMwSv
Taxiing at #seatac waiting to depart and a plane landed with left wing engine fully engulfed in fire. Looks like they got it put out.
— Mitch Contla (@MitchContla) November 8, 2017
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This story was originally published November 8, 2017 at 1:20 PM with the headline "Flames on a plane — Hawaiian Airlines engine catches fire during landing."