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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority has confirmed the aircraft emergency was due to a possible blown tire.
In a statement, GOAA explained that a Southwest Airlines flight returned to MCO shortly after takeoff and landed safely.
As a precaution, the FAA issued a ground stop at the time because of the disabled aircraft on the runway.
MCO’s Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting team arrived to help passengers deplane.
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The Orlando International Airport has issued a ground stop due to an aircraft emergency on Sunday around 3:46 pm.
The Federal Aviation Administration also reported departure delays averaging about 15 minutes, with delays increasing due to a disabled aircraft on a runway.
No additional information about the aircraft emergency was provided in the FAA update.
The ground stop is slated to end at 5:15 pm.
Channel 9 has a crew going to the scene.
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