JetBlue Aircraft Prepares for Emergency Landing

A JetBlue airliner with faulty landing gear was headed for an emergency landing Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport after its front wheels were turned sideways and unable to retract into the plane following takeoff from a nearby airport. The plane carrying 140 passengers and 6 crew members.

So far it’s been in the air for 3 hours. The plane is circling in the area burning fuel. Aviation experts said the Airbus A320 is designed so that it cannot dump fuel. The flight had a full load of fuel for the cross-country flight. The aircraft has a capacity of 46,860 pounds of fuel.

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