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| An aircraft has had to make an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport. | An aircraft has had to make an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport. |
| The Flybe Bombardier Q400 had 36 people on board when crew members were forced to shut down one of its two turboprop engines on Monday morning. | The Flybe Bombardier Q400 had 36 people on board when crew members were forced to shut down one of its two turboprop engines on Monday morning. |
| The airport was put on full emergency alert after the plane's captain put out an emergency call at 0740 BST. | |
| The plane, which had been travelling from Manchester Airport, landed safely and all on board left the aircraft just before 0800 BST. | The plane, which had been travelling from Manchester Airport, landed safely and all on board left the aircraft just before 0800 BST. |
| I did wonder if the engine was on fire when I saw all the fire engines outside the plane Jim MulhallPassenger | I did wonder if the engine was on fire when I saw all the fire engines outside the plane Jim MulhallPassenger |
| Jim Mulhall, 47, a safety consultant for the oil and gas industry, who was on the plane said: "When the captain told us they were going to cut an engine everyone went quiet, probably because they were apprehensive. | Jim Mulhall, 47, a safety consultant for the oil and gas industry, who was on the plane said: "When the captain told us they were going to cut an engine everyone went quiet, probably because they were apprehensive. |
| "He told us it was not a problem and then there was an obvious reduction in noise as the engine went off and again he assured us it wasn't an issue. | "He told us it was not a problem and then there was an obvious reduction in noise as the engine went off and again he assured us it wasn't an issue. |
| "We came down with a bang much more than normal and he stopped the plane quickly. | "We came down with a bang much more than normal and he stopped the plane quickly. |
| "I did wonder if the engine was on fire when I saw all the fire engines outside the plane." | "I did wonder if the engine was on fire when I saw all the fire engines outside the plane." |
| Flying pattern | Flying pattern |
| A Flybe spokeswoman said: "On Monday morning, Flybe flight BE7220 from Manchester to Edinburgh landed without incident at 0750 after reporting a technical fault with the aircraft. | A Flybe spokeswoman said: "On Monday morning, Flybe flight BE7220 from Manchester to Edinburgh landed without incident at 0750 after reporting a technical fault with the aircraft. |
| "This resulted in a warning light showing on the control panel. Engineers are investigating the fault and the aircraft is expected to resume its normal flying pattern this afternoon. | "This resulted in a warning light showing on the control panel. Engineers are investigating the fault and the aircraft is expected to resume its normal flying pattern this afternoon. |
| "The Bombardier Q400 is a state of the art aircraft that is designed and manufactured to land safely after such an incident. | "The Bombardier Q400 is a state of the art aircraft that is designed and manufactured to land safely after such an incident. |
| "There was no adverse reaction from the passengers on board who disembarked safely upon arrival at Edinburgh." | "There was no adverse reaction from the passengers on board who disembarked safely upon arrival at Edinburgh." |
| A BAA spokeswoman at the airport said: "We were at first put on a procedure called full emergency standby. | A BAA spokeswoman at the airport said: "We were at first put on a procedure called full emergency standby. |
| "But the whole incident was stood down very quickly, all procedures were followed and everyone landed very safely." | "But the whole incident was stood down very quickly, all procedures were followed and everyone landed very safely." |
| Were you one of the passengers on board the plane? You can e-mail us at newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk. | Were you one of the passengers on board the plane? You can e-mail us at newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk. |