FOX NEWS - A Southwest Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft bound for California was forced to return to Orlando International Airport after declaring an emergency on board.
According to a statement from the FAA, the plane departed from the Florida airport around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday. Soon after, flight crew declared an emergency due to a reported engine problem and landed safely back at Orlando just before 3 p.m.
Only a pilot and co-pilot were on the flight, which was relocating to Victorville, Calif., for short-term storage, airport officials said.
According to a statement to Fox News from Southwest, the Boeing 737 Max 8 will be moved to the airline's Orlando maintenance facility for a review.
Earlier this month, President Trump and the FAA ordered all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircrafts to be grounded following the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.
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