MELBOURNE, Fla. – More than 300 passengers were affected after a flight was aborted due to a mechanical error on Friday night at the Melbourne-Orlando International Airport in Florida.
Numerous first responders were seen on the runway rushing to the scene of the incident. However, officials said no one was injured.
What we know:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the crew of TUI Airways Flight 601 aborted takeoff at the Melbourne-Orlando International Airport in Florida around 11:10 p.m. on Friday, April 18.
FAA officials said the Boeing 787 veered off a taxiway after exiting the runway, causing the right main landing gear to collapse. An alarm in the cockpit then went off.
Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey said an alarm went off in the plane’s cockpit after a landing gear went into the grass. (Credit: Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey)
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