Cabin smoke forces evacuation from JAL plane in snowstorm
More than 150 passengers used escape slides to evacuate from a Japan Airlines jet after engine trouble apparently caused smoke to flow into the cabin during a snowstorm, the airline said. Flight 3512, a Boeing 737, was preparing to depart from New Chitose Airport serving near Sapporo to Fukuoka when the incident occurred around 3 pm Tuesday. According to a JAL spokesman, the aircraft was heading to the runway when it was ordered back to the terminal due to heavy snow. It was then that the pilot reported engine trouble and smoke appeared in the cabin, prompting the emergency evacuation, although it was unclear if the engine problem was linked to the smoke. According to police investigating the accident, the engine stalled after taking in snow and there was an explosive sound when a pilot restarted it. <br/>
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Cabin smoke forces evacuation from JAL plane in snowstorm
More than 150 passengers used escape slides to evacuate from a Japan Airlines jet after engine trouble apparently caused smoke to flow into the cabin during a snowstorm, the airline said. Flight 3512, a Boeing 737, was preparing to depart from New Chitose Airport serving near Sapporo to Fukuoka when the incident occurred around 3 pm Tuesday. According to a JAL spokesman, the aircraft was heading to the runway when it was ordered back to the terminal due to heavy snow. It was then that the pilot reported engine trouble and smoke appeared in the cabin, prompting the emergency evacuation, although it was unclear if the engine problem was linked to the smoke. According to police investigating the accident, the engine stalled after taking in snow and there was an explosive sound when a pilot restarted it. <br/>
