Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Landing In India After Engine Fire 

Recently, Malaysia Airlines reported that a Boeing 737-800 was forced to conduct an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff on Thursday.

An engine failure forced a Boeing 737-800 to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff, Malaysia Airlines revealed to the local media site Malay Mail. Only a few days have passed since departing CEO Dave Calhoun testified on Capitol Hill regarding continuing investigations into the planemaker's quality control and commercial jet production issues.

Flight MH199, according to the Malaysian airline, was about to take off from Hyderabad, India's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport late on Thursday when one of the 737-800's engines blew up due to an engine fault.

The plane's captain had no choice but to head back to the airport.

On the passengers' cellphones, footage of the engine failure was recorded and posted on X. It's a terrifying ...

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