A United Airlines jetliner headed for Los Angeles returned to New Jersey�s Newark Liberty International Airport early Thursday after flames were seen near a wing.
Video showed flames soon after Flight 1871 had taken off.
A passenger told WABC-TV it appeared fire was coming from an engine.
�I didn�t know what was happening,� passenger Gabrielle Guzy said. �My sister said she thought it was lights but I knew it was fire from the engine. I kept reassuring myself we�d be OK because we had only been in the air for a minute.�
In a statement, United said the flight returned because of a �mechanical issue.� The airline said the flight landed safely and passengers deplaned normally.
The airline was working to get the passengers to Los Angeles.
(AP)
