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A U.S. Coast Guard C-37A jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin suffered an engine failure after takeoff and made a safe emergency landing at Reagan National Airport with 14 people aboard. Mullin praised the pilots, who handled the single-engine landing professionally, and lawmakers noted the Coast Guard’s aging aircraft fleet as they discuss funding for modernization.
A Coast Guard C-37A jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin diverted to Reagan National Airport after the right engine failed. The emergency landing, with 14 people on board and about 2.5 hours of fuel, was described as routine by Mullin, who praised the pilots. The aircraft is aging, with DHS flagging Coast Guard planes for age and service life concerns, highlighting ongoing debates about modernization of the fleet.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was aboard a Coast Guard Gulfstream C-37A that suffered an engine failure midflight and made a safe emergency landing at Reagan National Airport; all 14 people aboard were unharmed, and Mullin praised the pilots for their professionalism.
GM’s recall of nearly 600,000 L87 6.2L V8 engines included thicker oil and other fixes, but hundreds of engines have failed after the repair, prompting a NHTSA Engineering Analysis that now covers almost 1 million engines through 2026. Reports show 499 post-recall failures (473 after thicker oil, 26 replacement engines) and 6,953 post-recall GM reports, raising questions about the fix’s effectiveness as GM moves to a 6.6L engine for 2027 models.
The NHTSA has opened an engineering analysis into up to 997,743 GM vehicles powered by the 6.2L L87 V-8 after 499 reports of post-remedy engine failures following Recall 25V-274, spanning 2021–2026 models such as the Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, Escalade, Sierra and Yukon. ODI expanded the investigation to engines built from March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024 and GM’s oil-viscosity change or engine replacement remedies appear not to have fully resolved the issue, signaling a broader safety probe that could influence GM’s future use of the L87 engine in its top-selling trucks and SUVs.
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Siberia's Irkutsk region during a training flight; the four-person crew ejected and were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, with authorities saying there was no ground damage and the aircraft was flying without a combat load, with engine failure suspected as the likely cause. The Tu-22M3 can carry Kh-22 missiles and the Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
A Swiss flight was evacuated after an engine failure, with passengers snapping selfies as they exited the aircraft while carrying their bags.
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 aircraft searched offshore Saipan for the vessel Mariana after it reported an engine failure and went out of contact on April 15; heavy winds from Typhoon Sinlaku hampered responders, and the ship’s last known position was about 140 miles north-northwest of Saipan.
Former Aston Martin/Alpine F1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer was aboard Delta Flight 1067, a Boeing 737-900, from Savannah to Atlanta when the left engine failed after takeoff and the plane returned to Savannah. The aircraft landed safely with fire crews on scene and passengers deplaned without injuries; Szafnauer later posted that fuel was burning from the failed engine.
A JetBlue Airbus A320 bound for West Palm Beach suffered an engine failure on takeoff from Newark Liberty International Airport, with smoke reported in the cockpit. The plane returned for an emergency landing, passengers exited via slides on a taxiway, and there were no injuries. The FAA will investigate; arrivals were briefly paused, then resumed after about an hour.
A JetBlue Airbus A320 on Flight 543 from Newark to West Palm Beach returned to Newark after reporting an engine failure and cockpit smoke, with passengers evacuated via slides; no injuries were reported. The airport briefly suspended operations for about an hour while the aircraft was moved, then reopened around 7 p.m. JetBlue emphasized safety and said it will cooperate with authorities.
Newark Liberty International Airport reopened around 7 p.m. after a JetBlue Airbus A320 experienced engine failure and smoke in the cockpit, prompting an evacuation and a temporary ground stop; 122 passengers were aboard and one person was hospitalized, with the FAA investigating and delays expected.
During the filming of the TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep, pilot Steve Rosenberg experienced a catastrophic engine failure while flying a Corsair aircraft, which ended his and the aircraft's involvement in the series. The incident occurred in 1976 and led to a lengthy restoration process, marking a significant event in the show's production history.
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 experienced an engine failure during takeoff from Dulles Airport while en route to Tokyo, but safely returned to the airport with no injuries; a fire caused by brush ignited during departure was extinguished, and the FAA is investigating.
The FAA has grounded all MD-11 aircraft following a crash involving UPS Flight 2976, which is under investigation for engine and pylon detachment issues that may affect other jets of the same type, leading to safety concerns and inspections across UPS, FedEx, and Western Global Airlines fleets.