{"id":116,"date":"2025-12-20T16:05:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=116"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:05:44","slug":"horror-on-the-tarmac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"HORROR ON THE TARMAC:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"436\">A routine morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport turned tense on August 16, 2025,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"436\">when Frontier Airlines Flight F93134 suffered severe engine damage before takeoff.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"436\">The Airbus A320, bound for New York\u2019s LaGuardia Airport,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"436\">was taxiing when a ground air-conditioning hose was left unsecured and<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"436\">\u201cdrawn into the intake,\u201d according to eyewitness accounts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"436\">The hose was \u201cshredded in seconds,\u201d forcing the crew to halt operations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"684\">All 267 passengers were safely deplaned, and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"684\">Airport emergency crews secured the area, and the aircraft was declared unfit for service.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"684\">A replacement plane was arranged, but passengers faced a delay of about nine hours.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"938\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Frontier Airlines confirmed it has launched an investigation and apologized to passengers, offering compensation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"938\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The incident highlighted how quickly \u201cunexpected events can escalate on the tarmac\u201d and the importance of strict ground safety procedures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"938\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74719\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-214.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-214.png 1024w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-214-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-214-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-214-768x768.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A routine morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport turned tense on August 16, 2025, when Frontier Airlines Flight F93134 suffered severe engine damage before takeoff. The Airbus A320, bound for New York\u2019s LaGuardia Airport, was taxiing when a ground air-conditioning hose was left unsecured and \u201cdrawn into the intake,\u201d according to eyewitness accounts. 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