Passengers Evacuated From Taxiing Plane
Passengers were evacuated from an American Airlines flight after smoke filtered into the cockpit and cabin while the arriving plane was taxiing at La Guardia Airport, the Port Authority said.
Five of the plane’s 74 passengers suffered minor injuries, said Port Authority spokesman Allen Morrison.
He said the plane landed without incident and was headed to the terminal gate when hydraulic fluid apparently leaked onto a power unit, producing the smoke.
Rather than continue to the gate, the pilot deployed the plane’s emergency chutes and evacuated the passengers.
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