RTC News has learnt that at 10:10am Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies, Providenciales Office, received a call from 911 informing the department that an American Airlines Boeing 757 from Port of Spain Trinidad, Trinidad enroute to Miami had requested clearance for an Emergency landing at the Providenciales International Airport with 175 souls on board including crew members.
The pilot reported a fire in the cockpit and that the left engine was smoking and dripping fuel. The aircraft had one hour and thirty minutes of fuel on board. The aircraft landed at the Providenciales airport at 10:23am.
The aircraft was towed from the original spot on the runway to the main terminal. All passenger and crew disembarked the aircraft at 11:15am.
RTC broke the story via twitter after the stand-down was given at 11:29am.
There were no injuries or fatalities reported to our news desk.
