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Horizon Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing at San Jose Airport
A flight bound for Boise, ID, turned back after reporting an engine fire.
A Horizon Air flight made an emergency landing at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport late Tuesday morning because of a possible engine fire, authorities said.
Horizon flight No. 404 had departed from San Jose for Boise, ID, but returned after reporting a fire in the right engine or the activation of a fire indication light, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said.
The plane, a de Havilland DH8, landed at the San Jose airport without incident at 11:30 a.m., Gregor said.
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He said there were 48 passengers and six crew members on board.
No injuries were reported, a fire dispatcher said.
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