NATION : Jet Lands After Engine Breaks Apart
<i> From Times staff and wire service reports</i>
ST. LOUIS —
A Trans World Airlines MD-80 airliner landed safely at Lambert St. Louis International Airport today after an engine came apart shortly after takeoff, authorities said.
Officials said Flight 223 from St. Louis to San Francisco had just taken off about 10:15 a.m. when passengers heard a loud pop and the pilot announced that the plane was returning to the airport. The plane made a routine landing and there were no injuries, TWA spokesman Don Morrison said.
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