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A Boeing 737 MAX from American Airlines, seen here at LaGuardia last year, landed safely in Newark on March 5, 2021, after its captain had to stop an engine.
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The disaster was averted at Newark Liberty Airport on Friday, when an American Airlines flight landed safely after an engine had to be stopped due to a possible mechanical problem.
Flight 2555 from Miami landed without incident, with 95 passengers and six crew members on board, according to the airline.
The possible problem with the Boeing 737 MAX was related to an indicator of engine oil pressure or volume – not the failure of the MCAS system, which was linked to two fatal accidents in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, officials said.
American was the first domestic airline to resume 737 MAX flights after a 20-month connection.
Boeing Co. said it is aware of the US emergency, and the FAA is investigating.
After declaring the plane safe to fly again in November, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson warned that mechanical problems with all commercial aircraft occasionally occur.
“For this reason, it is inevitable that at some point in the future, a Boeing 737 MAX will return to its original airport, divert or land at the destination with a real or suspected in-flight problem,” Dickson said at the time.
“It is very important to differentiate between these routine events that happen to any aircraft and the acute safety issues that have led to the loss of life and grounding of MAX.”
Former President Trump founded the model in March 2019 after a 737 MAX crashed shortly after takeoff in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board.
The crash occurred a few months after a Lion Air flight plunged into the ocean after taking off from Indonesia, killing 189 lives.
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