Air traffic control audio shares new details about the reason a JetBlue flight headed to Palm Beach International Airport made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Newark on Wednesday night.
The audio, WPTV obtained from LIVEATC.net, shows the plane’s pilots believed a “loud bang” was due to an engine stalling because it seemed fine afterwards. The pilot also said there was smoke in the cockpit and the plane’s cabin.
‘Loud bang’ and smoke force JetBlue flight bound for Palm Beach to make emergency landing
“We got smoke in the back and momentarily in the cockpit as well,” the pilot said on the audio. “We had an engine one, pretty loud bang, but it seems to be working okay now. Looks like an engine stall.”
The FAA said Wednesday it would investigate the incident, which closed Newark Liberty International Airport for a few hours. As of Thursday evening, the FAA hasn’t released its preliminary report, which is normally published the following business day. A spokesperson for JetBlue said the plane returned to Newark due to an engine issue and smoke inside the cabin…