Two passengers on board a United Airlines plane that had to land urgently in February after an engine failure, sue the airline, reports NBC News.
The lawsuit, filed on Friday, claims that the incident left passengers with personal, emotional and financial injuries.
Joseph McGinley of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Jonathan Strawn of Sioux City, Iowa, were on their way to Honolulu from Denver when one of the plane’s engines crashed. The passengers noticed that they heard an explosion and saw a flash of light during the incident.
Both McGinley and Strawn are seeking a $ 50,000 lawsuit, NBC reports.
Following the incident, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered an overhaul of all aircraft containing the type of engine that malfunctioned on the Boeing 777.
The incident occurred shortly after another United Airlines flight had an engine with a mechanical error. A flight to Los Angeles returned to Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after takeoff in January after the engine caught fire.
United Airlines declined to comment on The Hill.