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US homeland security secretary’s plane makes emergency landing after engine failure

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Coast Guard aircraft carrying U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing in Washington after losing one engine.
  • All 14 people aboard left the aircraft safely, and Mullin praised the pilots’ handling of the incident.
  • The incident renewed attention to concerns about the age and outdated systems of the aircraft used by senior officials.

A Coast Guard aircraft carrying U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was forced to make an emergency landing in Washington after losing one of its engines. The landing ended safely, with all 14 people aboard disembarking without reported injuries.

The incident occurred the day before it was reported and involved a C-37A, a military version of the Gulfstream V executive aircraft commonly used to transport senior government officials. The pilot notified the control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the right engine failed.

We just lost the right engine, we want to declare an emergency and request an immediate landing at DCA.

· Pilot of the C-37AThe pilot reported the engine failure and requested an emergency landing.

“We just lost the right engine, we want to declare an emergency and request an immediate landing at DCA,” the pilot said in audio recordings cited in the report.

They are without a doubt the best pilots. They made everything seem like a routine landing. They remained calm and professional throughout.

· Markwayne MullinMullin praised the Coast Guard pilots after the safe landing.

Mullin later praised the Coast Guard aviators in an interview with Fox News, calling them “phenomenal” and thanking them for their calm and professionalism. “They are without a doubt the best pilots. They made everything seem like a routine landing. They remained calm and professional throughout,” he said. “I could not have been in better hands. I felt very proud of them.”

The emergency comes as the Department of Homeland Security faces concerns about the age of its aircraft. A report cited by CBS said the plane used by senior officials was 22 years old and had major obsolescence problems affecting its avionics and communications systems. A department spending proposal initially included $50 million to replace the Coast Guard executive aircraft, later increasing the amount to $200 million for two new Gulfstream G700s. CBS reported that the first new aircraft arrived in January. Authorities have not explained why it was not used for Mullin’s trip.

I could not have been in better hands. I felt very proud of them.

· Markwayne MullinMullin thanked the pilots for handling the emergency.
About this summary

Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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