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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 7:59 am
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It was an engine surge, not a fire. They are fairly routine events. They look far more dramatic than they actually are.

The El Al aircraft did indeed abort takeoff and is currently AOG at JFK, but a replacement engine should be arriving at JFK today.
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