On September 16, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that Swiss International Air Lines flight No. 55 departing from Logan International Airport in Boston had been canceled at around 10:25 p.m. (local time) due to an motor problems.
The video circulating on social media shows the Airbus A330-300 starting to accelerate when engine No. 2 suddenly caught fire, caught fire and caused a loud explosion. Immediately after that, a stream of smoke issued from the back of the plane.
The plane quickly slowed down and stopped, while rescue forces at the runway rushed to approach. The incident occurred when the plane had not yet left the ground, and all the landing gear still touched the runway.
The plane was running more than halfway through the runway when it suddenly heard a loud explosion with a strong jostle, the plane shook and brake immediately, slipping on the runway until it stopped completely, the passenger Molly furrer recounted.
No casualties were reported. The plane was then moved off the runway.
According to the FAA, the incident caused Logan Airport to temporarily suspend operations due to the aircraft being disabled on runway 22R.
Data from FlightAware shows that the flight to Zurich took off again from Logan airport at nearly 11am (local time) on September 16, but it is unclear whether it was the crashed plane or another replacement.
Swiss International Air Lines did not immediately respond.
