A Maine-bound flight had to turn around not long after takeoff Wednesday due to an engine failure, officials said.
An engine shut down in-air during Delta Connection flight 6256 not long after it left LaGuardia, according to the airline. The flight returned to LaGuardia, landed safely and taxied the runway.
There were no injuries during the incident, a Port Authority spokesperson said.
The failed engine had some Flushing residents worried about the roar in the sky.
One resident, a licensed pilot, described the sound “like a bulldozer coming down the street, only faster and overhead.” He added the engine made a repetitive clunking sound as it passed over the area.
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