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Four people were injured on Thursday when a JetBlue flight with 147 people aboard made an emergency landing due to an engine problem shortly after takeoff from Long Beach Airport, southern California.
Passengers evacuated from the plane using emergency slides and four people were treated by paramedics.
Flight 1416 bound for Austin, Texas, took off around 9:05 a.m. (1605 GMT). Ten minutes later the pilot reported an "overheat warning" on its number 2 engine, Long Beach Airport officials said.
The Airbus A320 jet climbed to an altitude of about 9,400 feet before beginning its descent and circling back for an emergency landing about 9:30 a.m. (1630 GMT).
Passengers slid down emergency slides onto the tarmac. They were eventually loaded into buses and returned to the terminal.
Pictures posted on social media sites by passengers showed fire engines on the tarmac and dozens of people gathered around the jet.
Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Jake Heflin told local media that it didn't appear there was an explosion in the damaged engine, and it was unclear if there was an actual fire because of the smoke caused by the fire extinguishing agents.
The plane had 142 passengers and five crew members aboard. Four people sought medical attention, including one who was hurt sliding down the emergency slide and another who was hospitalized with shortness of breath, Heflin said.
The jet landed on the airport's main runway and for a time the airport was closed to commercial traffic, according to JetBlue spokeswoman Jessica Felipe and Long Beach Airport officials.
Inbound flights were temporarily redirected to nearby airports and travelers were urged to call their airlines regarding delays for their flights, Felipe said.
