JetBlue's Bad Day Gets Worse

First there was news that JetBlue was going to be in the red for the first time. That pales in comparison to a problem with a JetBlue plane:

A JetBlue airliner unsuccessfully attempted to make an emergency landing Wednesday after its front wheels were turned sideways and unable to retract into the plane after takeoff from a nearby airport.

The plane carrying 139 passengers left Bob Hope Airport in Burbank at 3:17 p.m. for New York's JFK airport, said JetBlue spokesman Bryan Baldwin.

JetBlue flight 292 was circling the Long Beach Airport, about 30 miles south of Burbank, as the pilot and aviation officials tried to determine what the best solution was. The Airbus A320 was dumping fuel over the Pacific, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Donn Walker.

At Long Beach Airport, six ambulances lined a runway, along with a handful of police cars and two fire engines. Planes continued to take off and land while the emergency vehicles remained parked at the runway's edge with their lights flashing.

Here's hoping for a safe conclusion to this episode.

UPDATE:
MSNBC and other media outlets are reporting that the plane is preparing to make an emergency landing at LAX. Photos of the plane on the MSNBC website show that the forward landing gear is 90 degrees off axis for some reason. So far, there is no information provided at the Jetblue website.

UPDATE:
JetBlue Flight 292 landed safely at LAX a little while ago. While there was some fire from the defective front landing gear, the plane was able to come to a safe stop and everyone was able to get off the plane safely and without incident.

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