HOUSTON — A new video appears to show flames shooting from an engine on this United Airlines flight.
The engine problem forced United Flight 1118 to turn around Monday night and make an emergency landing in Houston.
A spokesperson with United Airlines later told KHOU 11 News that bubble wrap on the airfield got sucked into the engine as it took off from Houston and that's what caused the flames.
She said it's called a "compressor stall” and the engine was not on fire. Instead, it was burning off fuel which caused the flames seen in the video.
The flight landed safely and the passengers deplaned normally, according to United.
“We arranged for a new aircraft to take our customers to their destination, which departed for Fort Myers later that evening,” United said in a statement.