<p>The Boeing 767 Delta flight with 193 passengers and 11 crew aboard lost the engine just after takeoff at 4:25 pm local time last evening, according to New York Post.<br /><br />Pilots believe the incident was caused by a bird strike, it said, adding no one was injured.<br />The plane had to circle the airport for a harrowing 90 minutes to burn and dump enough fuel — about 60,000 pounds — to land, the report quoted authorities as saying.<br /><br />A total of 160 firefighters were on emergency standby as the jet finally touched down, screeching to a halt — melting one of its tyres -- just before 6 pm, it said.<br /><br />The passengers were reloaded onto another plane for Moscow about two hours later.<br />This was the second dramatic emergency landing for Delta at JFK in two months.<br /><br />On September 20, when a busted landing gear sparked flames, Delta Capt Jack Conroyd was able to safely land his plane. None of the 60 passengers aboard that plane was injured.</p>
<p>The Boeing 767 Delta flight with 193 passengers and 11 crew aboard lost the engine just after takeoff at 4:25 pm local time last evening, according to New York Post.<br /><br />Pilots believe the incident was caused by a bird strike, it said, adding no one was injured.<br />The plane had to circle the airport for a harrowing 90 minutes to burn and dump enough fuel — about 60,000 pounds — to land, the report quoted authorities as saying.<br /><br />A total of 160 firefighters were on emergency standby as the jet finally touched down, screeching to a halt — melting one of its tyres -- just before 6 pm, it said.<br /><br />The passengers were reloaded onto another plane for Moscow about two hours later.<br />This was the second dramatic emergency landing for Delta at JFK in two months.<br /><br />On September 20, when a busted landing gear sparked flames, Delta Capt Jack Conroyd was able to safely land his plane. None of the 60 passengers aboard that plane was injured.</p>