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Homeland Security Secretary’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing
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In Short: The pilot of the C-37A aircraft, carrying 14 people, contacted air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, declaring an emergency and requesting an immediate landing due to the loss of the right engine, according to audio recordings of the communication.
The pilot of the C-37A aircraft, carrying 14 people, contacted air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, declaring an emergency and requesting an immediate landing due to the loss of the right engine, according to audio recordings of the communication.
We just lost our right engine and would like to declare an emergency and immediate landing at DCA,
Background
The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with border control, counterterrorism and other aspects of public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States.
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- The pilot of the plane, a C-37A, reported the loss of an engine to air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
- "We just lost our right engine and would like to declare an emergency and immediate landing at DCA," the pilot told the airport's control tower, according to an audio recording of the communication.
- The pilot told controllers the plane had 14 people on board and 2.5 hours' worth of fuel.
- The pilot said in the recording that 14 people were on board and that the plane had about 2½ hours’ worth of fuel.
- ET, cited “a possible mechanical issue” and asked to divert the plane to Reagan Airport, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement.
- “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” he said.
- "This is particularly disturbing at a time when our nation is at war with the Republic of Iran, which has reportedly engaged in sophisticated cybersecurity attacks, including on water infrastructure in the United…