Actor Matthew Postlethwaite Recalls the scary when he was on an airplane and the engine exploded.
Postlethwaite, which appeared in the BBC Crime Series Peaky Blinders,, shared his experience via Instagram stories Monday, July 14, revealing that he was aboard a Los Angeles night flight in Minneapolis where things took a terrifying turn.
“Ten minutes after takeoff, one of the engines of the plane caught fire and exploded,” wrote the 33 -year -old player. “I can only describe it as a sound like a bomb.
Postlethwaite said that he and his wife, Erika Younghad gone to twin cities for a meeting with Target on his protein soda brand. The flight of the Sun Country Airlines couple left Los Angeles International Airport after midnight on Monday, according to CBS News. After the engine incident, the crew said an emergency and returned to Lax for safe landing.
“I do not understand how” they “can let the planes fly which are clearly not correct – I literally remember having said to Erika,” it looks like a lawn mower “,” said Postlethwaite in its history. “I will not participate in planes that sound again like lawn mowers.”
Addressing CBS, resident of Minnesota Kang hum recalled to be on the flight With his wife and two daughters.

The Instagram story of Matthew Postlethwaite on July 14.
Matthew Postlethwaite / Instagram“I was looking outside. It was peaceful. It is black, and it is peaceful, you know. And then suddenly a fireball and a shake,” said Hu at the exit, remembering how the pilot “did this big whole tour. You can feel that U-Tour.”
When the plane landed: “I literally approached the crew, the captain when we were at the door,” he said. “I said to them:” You are heroes “.”
A Sun Country spokesperson said in a statement on CBS News on Monday that “passengers and teams of the airline are our priority, And we appreciate the professionalism of our pilots and on -board agents to ensure the safety of our customers. We thank our passengers for their patience and have planned another plane to return the passengers [Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport] Today.”
The urgency of the engine is the last to make the headlines. In January, Four people were injured After an engine problem, forced a Boeing 757-300 to Minnesota to make an emergency evacuation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The following month, a Delta Airline plane overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport – miraculously, the 80 passengers and the crew survived.