NYC-Bound Plane Forced To Land After Fire Breaks Out “Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!”

An Endeavor Air Jet was forced to perform an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, after an electrical fire broke out in the cockpit.

The plane with 74 people on board was en route to JFK Airport in New York City.

Listen to the frantic call made to air traffic control:

NYC-bound plane forced to make midair U-turn after fire breaks out in cockpit just minutes after takeoff: ‘Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’ https://t.co/DB5BX9z06m pic.twitter.com/gkwvWX0EXo

— Anny (@anny25717503) February 19, 2024

Fire breaks out in cockpit of plane flying to JFK: ‘Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’ https://t.co/SdwemZ2GPD pic.twitter.com/M8elECLrDt

— New York Post (@nypost) February 19, 2024

The New York Post shares more:

A New York City-bound flight was forced to make an emergency midair U-turn minutes after takeoff when the flight crew noticed a “burnt electrical smell” and spotted fire in the cockpit.

The Endeavor Air jet took off from Toronto, Canada, around 6:47 a.m. Feb. 3 with 74 people on board and was headed to JFK Airport in Queens when the terrifying incident occurred.

“Hey Toronto departure! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” the pilot frantically told an air traffic controller as he noticed sparks flying from the jet’s windshield while climbing to peak altitude, according to audio recently shared to YouTube.

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“This is Endeavor 4826, declaring an emergency. Just had a fire, a spark-up, an electrical fire, up in the cockpit. Looks like it’s out currently,” the pilot then says more calmly. “Requesting return back to Toronto immediately.”

The air traffic controller acknowledges the pilot’s request and instructs him to turn the Bombardier CRJ-900 around and start descending, as he continues to ask the unidentified flyer questions, such as how many people were on board.

The pilot replies there are 74 souls on board, with 9,000 pounds of fuel.

When the air traffic controller asks if there is any hazardous cargo on the plane, the pilot says there is not, “as far as we know.”

Moments later, the pilot can be heard telling another airport official that the fire appears to be out.

“We had a spark-up and flare-up on our windshield, it looks like it does appear to be out,” he said. “We should be able to exit the runway, but we’ll have fire trucks take us all the way to the gate.”

The pilot was instructed to fly into the airport, and a flight trajectory showed the plane turn around.

As the jet starts to descend, the air traffic controller can be heard telling the pilot details about the wind speed and adds, “The [fire truck] vehicles are on standby.

“They will follow you down the runway. Any other pertinent information?”

The pilot then reiterates that “We did have an electrical fire.

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That’s a terrifying situation to be in.

JUST IN – Fire breaks out in cockpit of plane flying to JFK

🔴 The emergency was shared in an audio clip of the pilot's urgent request for help.

🔗 – https://t.co/ceX8E7ZuvS pic.twitter.com/dhukEopuoF

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 19, 2024

More from Fox Business:

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed details to Fox News Digital, saying the incident was marked as a Class 5 investigation, meaning not a full probe, but the incident was documented and could be used statically or for training purposes. Fox News Digital also reached out to Delta Air Lines but did not immediately hear back. Endeavor Air is a subsidiary of Delta.

“N320PQ, an Endeavor Air, Bombardier CL-600-2D24, operating as flight EDV4826, departed Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), ON, on a flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK), NY, and was climbing though 8,000 feet when the flight crew noticed a burnt electrical smell in the cockpit,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada occurrence summary said.

“The flight crew were checking the cockpit when the captain’s side windshield electrical heater control unit began to emit sparks/flames. The flight crew donned oxygen masks, declared an emergency and requested a return to CYYZ,” the summary added. “The flight crew turned off the windshield heat and the sparks/flames stopped. The flight crew conducted a normal approach and landed without further incident. Maintenance found arcing on the left windshield power terminal block into the inner surface of the windshield and no damage to the wires. The windshield will be replaced.”

What has been going on with airplanes recently?

There are seemingly more and more stories popping up of airplanes malfunctioning.

Is there a manufacturing problem or perhaps something more?