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United Airlines Jet Turns Back After Engine Piece Falls Off
- Carrier says part of sound-dampening liner found on the runway
- FAA has been reviewing United over string of safety incidents
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A United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane returned to a Connecticut airport after losing part of a liner from inside the engine’s cover, another incident for a carrier already under scrutiny over a series of flight mishaps this year.
The Airbus SE A320 aircraft departed Bradley International Airport in Hartford Thursday morning en route to Denver International when the crew heard an “abnormal noise,” according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement.