CLEVELAND - An American Airlines jet
suffered engine failure upon takeoff from Cleveland Hopkins
International Airport around 2 p.m. Friday, airport officials said.
The
flight was sent back to the airport.
The Aircraft Rescue and
Firefighter Station was called out after officials issued an "Alert 2."
There were about 139 people on board American Airlines Flight 1295, an MD80 that was headed to Dallas, Texas.
A section of the runway was cleared and the plane landed safely around 2:40 p.m.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL1295
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCLE
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