A JETBLUE passenger plane with more than 150 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing after experiencing engine issues.
The plane, en-route to Orlando, was forced to divert to New York’s Kennedy airport just an hour into the flight last Wednesday.
The jet had left Long Island MacArthur airport in Islip at around 1:45pm but moments after take-off, the captain warned that one of the Airbus A320’s engines had gone.
They then declared an emergency and requested to land.
The plane circled around Long Island before touching down at JFK airport around an hour into the flight.
A runway inspector on the ground at JFK said one of the plane’s engines was “completely destroyed,” as reported by Newsday.
“It looks like the entire surface got torched out,” they said.
“ I can actually see right through the engine almost.”
Around 167 people were on board the aircraft, according to officials.
Passengers were evacuated once the aircraft was towed to a stand.
The cause of the engine failure remains unknown at this time.
Up to 180 passengers can fit on board the Airbus A320 aircraft and it can reach top cruising speeds of around 520mph.
The plane made an emergency landing at JFK airport (stock pic)[/caption]
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