Plane's engine debris falls in NYC neighborhood

An American Airlines plane landed safely at a New York airport Wednesday with a failed engine dropping metal debris onto a home. No injuries were reported, either on the aircraft or the ground.

The crew reported a loud noise just after takeoff, which Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said indicated the engine on the right side of the McDonnell Douglas 83, a newer model of the MD80 series, had failed.

American Flight 309 had left New York's LaGuardia Airport at 8:15 a.m., heading for Chicago. The plane was quickly diverted to Kennedy Airport, about 12 miles from LaGuardia.

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The plane, with 88 passengers and a crew of five, landed at JFK at 8:36 a.m. — 21 minutes after takeoff. The pilot taxied to a gate and the aircraft was inspected. Pieces of metal — the shattered blades of the turbofan engine that apparently disintegrated — were found embedded in the fuselage of the aircraft, Peters said.

The plane had flown over the borough of Queens, where people in the College Point neighborhood reported hearing a loud noise. Investigators later found about four dozen pieces of metal that had crashed onto a rooftop.

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Police and aviation investigators photographed the debris, which was taken to LaGuardia for inspection. The bulk of the engine remained attached to the plane's fuselage, Peters said.

Also Wednesday, a small plane with faulty landing gear touched down safely at Detroit's Coleman A. Young International Airport.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Elizabeth Isham Cory says the Piper 32R single-engine aircraft circled the airport as it tried to fully lower its landing gear. The pilot was the only person on board and wasn't hurt.