California IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Jet Blows Engine; 362 Passengers Safe
A plane carrying 362 passengers blew an engine just four minutes after taking off from San Francisco International Airport, raining debris on a San Francisco suburb but causing no injuries, an airport spokesman said. The plane returned safely to the airport but debris broke the windshield of a car, airport spokesman David Wilson said. When the engine below the left wing on an L-1011 American Trans Air charter burst, it dropped Frisbee-sized debris into the back yards of Daly City residents, Wilson said. The plane returned using its two other engines, but not before dumping thousands of gallons of gasoline into San Francisco Bay in order to meet landing safety requirements, Wilson said.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. July 3, 1991 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday July 3, 1991 Home Edition Part A Page 3 Column 1 Metro Desk 1 inches; 30 words Type of Material: Correction
Engine Blowout--An Associated Press report on an airplane engine blowout over Daly City on Monday erroneously identified the owner of the L-1011 Tristar. It is owned by American Trans Air, based in Indianapolis.
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