NBC’s Peter Alexander said that reporters saw smoke and smelled burning on the plane. The flight crew brought wet towels to the reporters and told them to cover “their faces if smell became too strong.”
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BREAKING: Smoke and burning smell reported on Melania Trump's flight to Philadelphia after “mechanical issue," per pool.
Flight returning to Andrews. Press brought wet towels, told to hold them over their faces if smell became too strong.
Smell and smoke have since dissipated.
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“Smell and smoke have since dissipated,” Alexander said.
Mrs. Trump was scheduled to visit Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA to meet with families whose children were exposed to opioids in the womb. (RELATED: Melania’s Spokeswoman Calls Rapper T.I.’s Music Video ‘Disrespectful’)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump return to the White House from Florida and Georgia on October 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
According to a report by MSNBC, the first lady’s flight landed safely back at Joint Base Andrews around 9 am.
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