'They're making announcements but I can't hear anything because people are screaming,' tweeted passenger Nicole Adamo.
"Most terrifying experience of my life. ... Flight takes off, Right wing of the plane sparking & now one engine failed," she tweeted."They're making announcements but I can't hear anything because people are screaming."United Airlines flight 1871 was scheduled to fly out of Newark at 7 p.m. EST However, according to a later post from Adamo, passengers had to wait until nearly 2 a.m. for a new plane to take themto Los Angeles.
Keldy Ortiz is a breaking news reporter for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to all the major news happening in North Jersey,
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