“We had to make an emergency landing in Ontario CA today after we smelled smoke and they discovered a small fire in the fuselage,” said Instagram user Todd Palmerton, a passenger on the plane. “Our pilot was incredible, but it’s pretty nerve racking having to text your wife that you love her while the pilot flys a 777 like its a navy fighter jet.”
We had to make an emergency landing in Ontario CA today after we smelled smoke and they discovered a small fire in the fuselage. Our pilot was incredible, but it's pretty nerve racking having to text your wife that you love her while the pilot flys a 777 like its a navy fighter jet. #safe #thankful #unitedairlines #emergencylanding
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2014: Passengers cry and pray as smoke-filled plane rattles to emergency landing
CNN’s Aaron Cooper, Justin Lear, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg contributed to this report.
